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"Gazprom-Ugra" (Surgut): Kirillov - Shahbanmirzaev, Shevlyakov – Kurbatov, Rodichev – Krasikov, Obmochaev/Nagaets

"Miners" (Soligorsk): Wrestling - Avdochenko, Fiel – Kozitsyn, Marchenko - Masko, Drapchinsky/Zaborovsky

After a recent game in Surgut, the Enisey coach complained, that the team’s batteries were “dead”. Now, seem to be, It's the turn of Surgut residents to recharge: the cheerful beginning of the game slipped to a joyless ending.

The match began with two video views of Shakhtar: the first one didn't work, and the second one returned a point to the guests after Marchenko’s attack into the area, 3:1. The hosts continued their systematic pressure, Shakhtar responded with mistakes in attack. Ace Kirillova, a knocked out technique on his own shortened serve to Kozitsyn - and Avdochenko runs into a triple block, 11:6. Shevlyakov closes Fiel, This is not the first time Avdochenko has failed to place the ball in the court., 16:10 and Victor Bekshi's time-out.

Closer to the end, there were mutual service errors., of which Gazprom-Yugra had a total of six during the set, at Shakhtar – four. But the advantage they gained allowed the Surgut residents to take risks, and Egorova’s serve into the net, who came out at the end of the double substitution, brought the hosts a set point, 24:18. Kirillov raises Safonov’s attack in defense and Krasikov places the ball along the line, 25:18.

The second set started with two blocks in a row to Kurbatov from Fiel and the replacement of Kirillov with Ozhiganov. Kurash uses the Cuban who caught his courage from the depths of the court, 1:4. Rajab's aim is off, Avdochenko hits two aces in a row, 3:9. On Ozhiganov’s tight serves, Gazprom-Yugra pulls up to 7:10, but Fiel now grabs Shevlyakov, again causing rotation of the opponent's setters, Kirillov returns to the site.

And then he can’t correct Obmochaev’s low-quality technique, 9:15 and home team timeout. On Rajab's serve, the Surgut team makes another attempt to organize a chase: 12:15 and Shakhtar's return time-out. In the next play, Obmochaev fends off Avdochenko’s attack, but Rajab fails in the final game. Rudnev tries to strengthen his serve from the square, but steps behind the front, but Masko draws up an ace, 14:19. Fiel gives the Surgut team a break point with his second touch of the set (17:20), but Kirillov throws the ball to Rodichev behind the antenna - 17:22. At the end of the day, Rajab hits an ace (20:23), another powerful serve – Rodichev misses the passing ball, and then doesn’t beat Avdochenko’s single block, 20:25.

The equal start of the third game breaks with two aces from Masko, 4:6. Video review records Marchenko's shot into touch in a protracted rally, Counter look from Shakhtar fails to touch the block, 6:7. The Surgut team maintains a gap of one break ball until they recover through Rajab from the fourth zone (12:13). Then Rodichev again capitulates twice on the net: didn't spin the ball from four to four at first, then threw out on a hard ball, 12:16. Rajab is also mistaken - his discount does not fall over the rope and the line is immediately lost in the attack. A total of four mistakes by leaders give an anti-result, 13:19. The statistics are corrected by two aces from the diagonal YUKIOR Alexander Krasilnikov, who came out especially for this mission. (19:23), but Masko understands the net, and Kirillov serves out, 20:25.

In the fourth set, the game of the Surgut team completely fell apart. Rajab lands a single block on Marchenko and gives way to Rudnev (0:3). In an earlier draw, Krasikov leaves the court - Nikita Alekseev comes out instead of him. Serves are immediately thrown at him, Avdochenko converts the game to completion, 1:5. Then the failure on Fiel's gliders, Kirillov’s return after Ozhiganov’s unsuccessful discount doesn’t help either, 2:9.

Shakhtar finally caught their game, tenacious in defense and fast in attack, and the hosts, the risk, They make a lot of mistakes on serve and can do little on the net.. Here's the trick, and floating quality of Kirillov's gears, and the fight against the organized block-protection system. at level 8:17 Rodicheva replaces Skvortsov, and Rudnev is tightly closed with a block twice in a row, 8:19. At the end of the day, Victor Beksha releases Komar onto the stage, Egorova, Safonova and Bogatko: Mosquito decorates an ace with a simple glider (11:23), and Bogatko puts an end to the torment of the people of Surgut, 12:25.

Comments after the game:

Head coach of VC Shakhtar Viktor Beksha: In the first game we had some unforced errors., a set of points was simply given to the opponent. In the second game they stopped making mistakes, reception has been established, Well, they played well in defense. Surgut, perhaps, I haven't seen him like this in a long time., they had a tough game before this. I did not see, that they gave up, vice versa. In the fourth game we just didn't make any mistakes., raised a lot of balls in defense: he was a rival, and we softened everything, got them, scored. We were driving here, knowing, that the opponent is very strong. Moreover, We only won our second match away from home, All these flights are hard for us. Well done guys today, broke the second game and continued to press on.

Central blocker VC Shakhtar Ivan Kozitsyn: The match started very hard for us, the flight affected, and the temperature is lower here (in Surgut it was -30 FROM, ca.. order.), but then they played out, found your game. Artem has started to do a lot (Masko - approx. order.) on the pitch, added on the block and got the result.

Senior coach of VC "Gazprom-Yugra" Denys Harkushenko: Shakhtar made a lot of mistakes in the first game, won due to this. Then we started making a lot of mistakes, couldn't cope with emotions, morally the guys are hooked. As you can see, We also have problems with the composition: finishers, central. Played on emotions, now there was nowhere to take them from. They tried to do something with substitutions. In the fourth game we decided to take risks, knock your opponent out of the move, but it did not work. It's hard to play without emotions, Unfortunately, we didn't find them today. Shakhtar played well in defense, especially in the fourth game. According to statistics, almost twice as many balls were lifted, this is what makes the team different.

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) 1: 3 Miner (Soligorsk)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
14.02.2024	19:00	CR 2023-2024

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	GENERAL.
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)	25	20	20	12	1
Miner (Soligorsk)	18	25	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

Miner (Soligorsk)

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