On a minor note
"Zenith" (St. Petersburg): Kovalev – Babkevich, Yakovlev – Kosmin, Gray iron – Titich, Grebennikov
"Gazprom-Ugra" (Surgut): Ozhiganov – Rudnev, Shevlyakov – Kurbatov, Rodichev – Krasikov, Nagaec
The game has been moved from 24 on 27 March, in connection with the tragic events in the Moscow region, three days was enough, so that the residents of Surgut will burn out in St. Petersburg. Literally nothing worked on the set, and resources, to change something during the meeting, there wasn't either. Rejected Rafael Habibullin, Petar KRSMANOVI?A, as well as youth, playing the Youth League final in Surgut. During the first set, Dmitry Krasikov was injured and was replaced by Alexander Slobodyanyuk. Alexey Rodichev didn’t look like himself, didn't score anything, Dmitry Kurbatov did not make a single block and served once during the match. Nikita Alekseev was forced to change him even during the meeting, since there were no central blockers in the reserves’ square either.
What happened? In the first two games there was the main composition of Zenit, who kept the game under control quite easily. We lost in the first set 14:23, but in the end they tightened up a little, thanks, among other things, to two aces from Rudnev. In the second game, Shevlyakov’s failed ace (the ball almost hit the corner of the field with a parachute) and the accomplished Sivozheleza outlined the advantage of the hosts, 3:5, Rudnev’s failures on the grid strengthened him, 3:7, and Ozhiganov’s attempts to break through the center with the help of Kurbatov buried his last hopes, 4:10. Rudnev gives way to Rajab after another knock on the block, he is removed, and Ozhiganov knocks Titich out of the move like a pin, 8:14.
Sivozhelez responded with another shot from behind the front at Rodichev, 11:17. Alekseev scored in the center without a block - they didn’t expect it - 14:19. A beautiful long rally with plenty of defense and excellent Grebennikov in the line ends with Sivozhelez’s shot into touch, 15:20. But at the end of the game, Zenit’s finisher scored the third ace for the game, and Rajab served out on a set point, 18:25.
Having completed the task, for the third game Sergio Busato released a reserve: Kobzar, River, Ananieva, Safonova, Krivytchenko, Tikhonov and Zheleznyakov as a finisher. clear, that many teams would like to have such a second lineup first, but still the pressure subsided. We are without Rajab and Rodichev (there was no one to replace the rest) even led the score for some time, but then they began to stumble again. Safonov earns an ace with a short serve, 7:9, immediately Kurbatov once again fails to score, and Zheleznyakov shows, that he is quite comfortable in the fourth zone, 7:10.
Slobodyanuk is out, 9:13, Rudnev to the block, 10:15. Korotaev fought back in defense, Rudnev earned a break, the second brings a blow past the Tikhonov field, 13:15. There are chances? Ozhiganov does not serve, We don’t charge you during rentals – all discounts are cleared and returned through Rate, 13:17. Teams took turns losing breaking chances on freeball, but everything goes to the owners, 17:21. Well, a minor ending - an ace from Zheleznyakov, throw-in from Kurbatov, Slobodyanuk is covered, 18:25.
3: 0 
Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)Details
| Date | Time | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 24.03.2024 | 19:00 | CR 2023-2024 |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | GENERAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith (St. Petersburg) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Zenith (St. Petersburg)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | K | E | FACING | B | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | K | E | FACING | B | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
