The eighth round starts briskly, right today, classic duel "Zenit-Kazan" with "Belgorod". I briefly touched on the topic of "el clasico" in Russian volleyball on the club telegram channel, therefore, here - only about the sports component. And the sports component of the show is very simple.: if the Belgorod team does not solve the problem of the second player, it will be difficult for them to count on something. Sam Deru is getting fit in Kazan, Read more »

"Gazprom-Ugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Makarenko - Katich, Piun - Ionov, Kabeshov/Nagaets "Ural": Cavannah - Rybakov, Feoktistov - Esfandiar, Gutsalyuk - Samoilenko, Shishkin Result, what is called, per game: Surgutians have been in the fight for a long time, then they caught up, demonstrating fighting qualities, and the guests as a whole played more smoothly and skillfully. The first set left an impression, that the owners simply forgot to wake up: Read more »

The upcoming match with Ural is a serious test for Gazprom-Ugra. Today it is far from the same "Ural", who took the place in the last championship right behind us. In fact, the team has doubled, recruiting in the off-season a new line-up of the main characters, while leaving the backbone of the "oldies". Now the Ufa players could play with two almost full-fledged sixes. We take veterans: bunch Roman Read more »

Pause, taken to the semi-finals of the Russian Cup, allowed the teams to adjust the playing tone, heal trauma and rethink what is happening. From the seventh round the championship takes a new start, where the games will get fiercer, as the price of wins increases as you move up the calendar grid. This is pure psychology and a bit of mathematics., no one will talk anymore: "that's all right, this is just the beginning and Read more »

"Builder": Tomashevsky - Kuleshov, Korotaev - Konovalov, Fedorov - Minenkov, Ratutsky "Gazprom-Yugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Makarenko - Katich, Piun - Ionov, Kabeshov/Nagayets "Gazprom-Yugra" is very cold-blooded, on experience, beat the young and explosive Stroitel in Minsk. The start of the match was even: Nikita Kuleshov and Ivan Korotaev took their toll on offense, we responded with patience, block, discounts and bonuses from Read more »

On Sunday, Gazprom-Ugra will make a walking tour, it would seem that, voyage to Minsk, to the rookie and outsider of the Superleague "Stroitel". Refraining from the beaten "there are no weak opponents in the Super League", nevertheless, I note - there will definitely not be an easy walk. Minskers got into the league, even without being the first team of Belarus - in last year's championship, Stroitel lost in the final to Soligorsk Shakhtar. G Read more »