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"Gazprom-Ugra" (Surgut): Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Katich - Korotaev, Krsmanovich - Shevlyakov, Obmochaev/Nagaets

"Oilman" (Orenburg): Kovalikov – Sidenko, Makarenko - Spodobets, Samoilenko - Andreev, Maksimenko/Moiseev

The guests entered the game without head coach Pavel Borsch, he was replaced on the bench by senior coach Anton Volvich. Ozhiganov's mistake in passing to Katic and Milan's subsequent kick into touch gave the guests a handicap in the opening, 2:5. Alekseev forced Sidenko to make a mistake on an awkward pass with a power serve, 6:8. Then an equal struggle ensued with thematic segments: then everything was decided by the first pace, then there was an exchange of marriage at the serve, then the fourth zone players solved complex problems. The hosts could have eliminated the small gap at the 18:19, but a video review after Alekseev’s block to Spodobtsu showed a millimeter gap between the ball and the line. We managed to catch up on 21:21 – Shevlyakov reached the edge and blocked Makarenko’s attack.

Another unsuccessful pass from Ozhiganov gives the guests two set points - Korotaev barely reached the ball and hit the block, 22:24. Alekseev corrects a low pass with a discount, and then the Gazprom-Ugra block calculated Kovalikov’s options with a diagonal in the fourth zone, collectively closing the attack at the first pace, 24:24. Excellent serve from Korotaev brings the technique out, Sidenko's attack into touch and set point, 27:26. The home team has a great chance to finish the set in the next play, but Obmochaev passes the head to Katich in the final game, having in front of them a much more reliable option in the person of Alekseev, Milan puts an awkward ball wide of the court. Krsmanovic passes, Sidenko block-out, 27:29.

At the start of the second game, the hosts have a block and Alekseev - 7:3. The guests are catching up 12:8 – 12:12 on the serve of Zhosya, who came out as part of a double substitution, During this process, Maxim Kirillov takes Ozhiganov’s place. Shevlyakov’s activation bears fruit, 15:14, but then chaos begins in the home team's game, wherein, Nevertheless, manages to survive: 19:19 after a single block by Krasanovich Samoilenko. Gazprom-Yugra replaces Katic with Skvortsov on the front line, and Spodobets scores a break in the end with an ace, 20:22. Another attempt to play Shevlyakov runs into a block, 20:23, Ozhiganov returns to the clearing. But there is not enough acceleration for the chase: Zemchenok responds to two attacks by Skvortsov, and in the last play the visiting defense deprived the Surgut team of several chances to get close, Andreev puts the point.

In the third game, the Surgut team started with Skvortsov instead of Katic. The chance to take the break after Nagaits' excellent defense did not work out, and then Samoilenko covers a low pass to Alekseev, 4:6. Kirillov and Rudnev appear on the site, and in the fourth zone, meanwhile, Korotaev fails, 5:10. While Kirillov was shooting with a diagonal, Makarenko found an empty zone and took another break, 6:12.

Then came the benefit performance of Vyacheslav Rudnev: he scores and throws a series of knockout innings, two of which are right through, 12:12. But Makarenko, in another difficult situation, finds a junction in the block, and Spodobets with a discount into the free zone gives Neftyanik a chance to breathe out, 12:14. The guests did not swim and swam due to Ilya’s impeccable play (three attacks and an ace) and Dmitry Makarenko’s experience in the fourth zone, and Kirillov was somewhat overzealous with passes to Rudnev, which began to be grabbed not only by the opponent’s block, but also a cable. The last hope to fix something on Rudnev's serves, but the kicked ball was coolly converted by Zemchenok from the fourth zone, 18:23. And then Makarenko hit an ace, earning two match points. Korotaev withdrew and delivered a powerful serve, In an emergency, Spobetz threw the ball with both hands... and it fell onto the court, Surgut residents simply did not understand a simple situation.

"Gazprom-Ugra" fought as best he could

Senior coach of VC "Neftyanik" (Orenburg) Anton Volvich: We knew our problems, we had them in the first batch. Then they cleaned it up, issued - hence the result. The whole game we were focused on our mistakes.. In the third game, thanks to Rudnev - he left, fell off the guy, four innings. Really, what can you ask from guys?, Rudnev was handsome. If it weren't for him, we would have left in the third game, he gave some oxygen to Surgut. I am glad, that the team played like that, as I wanted, the guys pleased the Orenburg fans, and we will discuss technical and tactical nuances at home during training.

Captain of VK "Neftyanik" (Orenburg) Dmitry Makarenko: We had a series of disappointing defeats 2:3, some self-confidence, probably, did not have. Today we finally achieved victory 3:0 Surgut. the, that it is always difficult to play in Surgut... even when I played for Surgut, all the teams spoke, that it’s hard for them here and I completely agree with them. So it's doubly nice, that we broke this series of defeats. I think, this will give us a big boost in the future. We made minimal mistakes. Yes, We were a little worried at first, made some stupid mistakes, but then we got into the game and made a lot fewer mistakes, than Surgut. The first game changed a lot, twisted. We really wanted to win, so, probably, everything worked out.

Senior coach of VC "Gazprom-Yugra" Denys Harkushenko: We fight with ourselves first, our own marriage does not allow us to play a positive game. We won't beat any team, if we make so many mistakes. That's all. There are other elements besides serving: Protection, block. There's nothing there, zero. You can't win with just one serve.

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) 0: 3 Oilman (Orenburg)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
08.12.2023	19:00	CR 2023-2024

Results

Team	1	2	3	GENERAL.
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)	27	22	19	0
Oilman (Orenburg)	29	25	25	3

Venue

g. Surgut / SC "Premier Arena"

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oilman (Orenburg)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0