ASK (Nizhny Novgorod): Tyushkevich - Antonov, Titic - Pyatyrkin, Ananyev - Dovgan, Zelenkov "Gazprom-Yugra" (Surgut): Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Makarenko - Krasikov, Piun - Kurbatov, Nagaets / Dyakov Honestly, I do not know, what can I say ... We played the first set with concentration, and the owners did not wake up and allowed a lot of marriage. And then ... In the second game, leaving with 7:7 Read more »

Having disenchanted the “victory” column with Nizhnevartovsk, we are quickly moving to the next important step - the game with the next neighbor in the standings. Such games are not work for karma, and the result is the most difficult. Going out and beating Zenit is mentally much easier, how to get three points in Nizhny Novgorod. And here, paradoxically, it is important to drop the notorious Read more »

19-th tour will untypically take place on the same day, which promises once a lot of bread for analysts and spectacles for fans. Condensed calendar, as I already said, - a serious test for teams, and there may well be room for surprises in this schedule. Let's see together, where to expect potential explosions, where the volleyball climate will favor the hosts, where is the weather Read more »

"Gazprom-Ugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Piun - Kurbatov, Makarenko - Krasikov, Nagaets/Dyakov "Ugra-Samotlor": Kreskin - Gorbachev, Rokhin – Zakhvatenko, Aksyutin - Militsky, Kirillov/Davletshin Surgut outplayed guests tactically, finding at the right time their "clients" at the reception, even though they experienced some problems.. At first, Serb legionary of Gazprom-Ugra Milan Katic fell ill, secondly, Nikita's game didn't go well again Read more »

The history of the confrontation between Gazprom-Yugra and Yugra-Samotlor goes back approximately to the Mesozoic era: first there was "Samotlor", then we came. In duels we often won, and then there was no one to win for a long time, since the neighbors played in the minor leagues. Then again more often won, but in the last couple of years, Nizhnevartovites are ahead of us. However, historical excursions are good for Read more »

The championship after NG gained a vigorous pace, which has its pros and cons. Benefits for fans and such "forecasters", like me, – easier to evaluate the current state of teams. Working cons for clubs: no time for training and adjustments, solid road, testing and, properly, games. Generally, this is true, the time for rocking is long gone, right now the most Read more »

"Kuzbass": Rukavishnikov - Klets, Markin - Pakshin, Shcherbakov - Tavasiev, Obmochaev "Gazprom-Yugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Makarenko - Katich, Piun - Kurbatov, Naga Surgut again failed to unravel the secret of victory in the tie-break - the fifth defeat on the balance sheet of the season. But balance still needs to be reached., and to do it in Kemerovo is a rather difficult task, that only Read more »

We are going to Kemerovo for victory. Yes, yes, why else go to Kemerovo? it seems, we haven't won there for a hundred years, since about the time 2017 of the year, when Gazprom-Ugra did not let the growing team of Thomas Sammelvuo into the Final Six. It was especially embarrassing in 2019, when at the Kuzbass Arena we led 2:0 Poletaev's team, Kobzar, Podlesnykh and Pashitsky, Read more »

2023-and is gaining momentum, Russian championship is in full swing - the 17th round is already on the agenda. Intrigue boils on both poles of the standings: Four teams are fighting for fourth place, bottom four teams closely in the fight for the playoffs. Games have moved into a kind of philosophical stage, when leaders look for internal reserves to maintain stability, and the underdogs are trying to get out of themselves Read more »

"Gazprom-Ugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Piun - Kurbatov, Makarenko - Katich, Kabeshov/Nagaets "Belogorye": Poroshin – Al-Khachdadi, Chervyakov-Zabolotnikov, Tetyukhin - Galimov, Krotkov The match began with a knockdown against the hosts - 1:6. Surgutians failed to cope with the serves of Tetyukhin and Chervyakov, having reserved a hefty handicap for the guests. Gazprom-Ugra tried to return to the game, actively using Milan Katic not only Read more »