We can play, no win yet

"Gazprom-Ugra" (Surgut): Ozhiganov - Shakhbanmirzaev, Rodichev – Korotaev, Krsmanovich – Krasilnikov/Shevlyakov, Obmochaev/Nagaets

"Dynamo" (Moscow): Pankov - Shkulyavichus, Semyshev – Bogdan, Vlasov – Zhuk/Belogortsev, Rams

In all sets, Gazprom-Yugra tried to create pressure on serve already in the opening - due to the inclusion of diagonal youth YUKIOR Alexander Krasilnikov in the starting lineup in the position of central blocker. Leaving the pitch, Krasilnikov gave way to Dmitry Shevlyakov on the court. But the Surgut team got problems at the beginning of the match on Maxim Belogortsev’s serves.: Korotaev got stuck in the block twice on the balls he took away, 0:4.

The guests increased their gained dominance by the middle of the set., having found a victim in the person of Korotaev, 7:14. The owners snapped: Krsmanovic surprised with his power serve, Rajab accurate on a free kick, then Bogdan kicks into touch, 11:16. Rodichev scores an ace (14:18), the game livens up a bit, but Dynamo keeps its distance. In the end, Maxim Kirillov's serve worked: first Shevlyakov closed Vlasov one on one, then the center missed the freeball, fortunately Shkulevicius “helped”, hitting out, 20:23. Konstantin Bryansky is forced to take a time out and bring the team to its senses. It worked - the diagonal Muscovites put an end to it.

At the beginning of the second set, the Surgut team did not let the Muscovites go, and then took the lead thanks to the efforts of Radzhab with the support of Rodichev in the fourth zone. "Dynamo" leveled the balance at 9:9 - and the “swing” began. Rajab realizes two attacks in a row, 13:11, and then completes a protracted rally after Pankov’s raised discounts and Shkulevicius’ strike, 16:13. The second set is a benefit performance of the diagonal Surgut team: it rolls beautifully into the cauldron, but instead 17:14 on the board 16:15 – video review records the transition of the midline seconds earlier.

Pankov again torments at Korotaev’s reception, Bohdan accurate in the playoff, 18:19. Nose to nose the teams reach 22:22, Maxim Kirillov appears on serve and saves the ball in defense after Semyshev’s attack, Obmochaev fights off the pipe, and Rajab's discount ends with a Dynamo pancake per post, 23:22. In the end, Pankov issues points through the reliable Vlasov, Rodichev scores a set point (25:24), and the winner of the set, Shakhbanmirzaev, finishes the game with an ace against Evgeniy Baranov.

In the third game, Dynamo turned on their signature serve at full power, at the allotted reception, the Surgut team were unable to organize anything coherent in the attack. In rare pre-game moments they made mistakes themselves: Korotaev hit out twice at the marks 10:17 and 12:20. Despite seven mistakes, Dynamo made the most of the risk when putting the ball into play - Gazprom-Yugra had only 18% effective reception for the set. This is a verdict against Muscovites, Kirillov's ace didn't help either (15:23), The first set point was also converted by Semyshev with an ace.

In the fourth game everything also developed under the dictation of the guests: 7:11 after Pankov's ace to Korotaev. Another mistake by Ivan - and Bogdan earns a point on serve, 8:14, and before that Shakhbanmirzaev hits out and gives way to Rudnev. Surgutyan is collected by Rodichev, achieving success in the attack with experience and closing Vlasov with a block, 12:16. Dynamo decided for some time, that the job is done - and received 16:16 after Pankov’s unobvious decisions and the opponent’s successful blocking play. Pavel reorganized and began to use Vlasov’s removal height, but the bloc of Surgut residents does not let Shkulyavichus go: Bryansky is forced to throw Tsvetan Sokolov into the case (and the hosts have Rajab returning to the site). The rivals enter the ending on equal terms, 21:20, whose fate is decided by Denis Bogdan. He hits an emergency ball and delivers three powerful serves.: two aces and one freeball with Sokolov finishing the game, 21:24. Tsvetan's next attacking attempt results in an out-of-bounds shot on the rope., 23:24, but Belogortsev is clearly removed on the third match point.

"Gazprom-Ugra" fought as best he could:

Head coach of VC Dynamo (Moscow) Konstantin Bryansk: Maybe a lot of emotions were left in the Russian Cup final. We talked before the game, that Surgut will try to take advantage of this. And so it happened, the guys on the other side didn't lose concentration, took a lot of risks, somewhere risk led to scoring points. Overall satisfied, that won. We didn't play very enthusiastically today, a little lacking in emotion, there was a certain emptiness. But it was very important for us to play with this particular lineup and find, get internal reserves.

I would like to congratulate all fans and volleyball lovers on the upcoming holiday, Happy New Year! Now we all need to breathe a little and get to work next year with renewed vigor..

Diagonal VC "Dynamo" (Moscow) Romanas Shkulyavichus: We have a certain tiredness, emotional emasculation, you saw from the score and the game that at times it was possible to maintain concentration, at times we lost this thread, have had many marriages. And marriage multiplies against the background of fatigue. But, God bless, corrected the situation, won. People liked Surgut, that he doesn’t miss his, as soon as you give slack, they immediately begin to pick up.

Senior coach of VC "Gazprom-Yugra" Denys Harkushenko: At first, Happy New Year to all fans! I couldn't give them a gift, but... The first game is some kind of excitement, after all, "Dynamo", we don't play with them every day. Then they seemed to get into the game, but “Dynamo” simply knocked us out of the game today with their serve. The advantage of the meeting is, that we can still fight against strong teams. We will try to please the fans more often in the New Year!

Follow-up player at VC Gazprom-Yugra Alexey Rodichev: We played well today, caught Dynamo a little. A little unlucky in the fourth game, and so, I think, in a tiebreaker we could also create big problems for them.

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) 1: 3 Dynamo (Moscow)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
28.12.2023	19:00	CR 2023-2024

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	GENERAL.
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)	21	26	16	23	1
Dynamo (Moscow)	25	24	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

Dynamo (Moscow)

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