Posts tagged with: Nizhnevartovsk

at level 6:8 in the first set, visiting captain Nikita Aksyutin, blocking, twisted his ankle and left the court. His place was taken by Anatoly Volodin, and the detachment did not notice the loss of a fighter - the guests played with passion and a lot worked out for them, starting from filing. The hosts also responded with good shots from behind the baseline, but in other elements everything was not so rosy. Kurbatov leaves Surgut residents in business with an ace, 9:11, then comes a series of knockout serves from Rodichev, 14:15. But Radchenko and Militsky don’t seem to notice the block, and fortune favors Bagrey - after his serve, the ball catches the rope and falls into the uninsurable zone, 14:18.

23 February Gazprom-Yugra hosts Ugra-Samotlor at the Premier Arena. Meetings between neighbors are usually called Ugra derby, and a derby is when principled rivals fight to the bone, regardless of the tournament position and other situations. That's pretty much how it will be. Last place in the standings in this case means literally nothing, “Samotlor” is not the Minsk “Builder” of last season. Read more »

Shevlyakov scored the first point in the match, throwing away the passing ball after Krsmanovic's serve. Then the Surgut team picked up two more breaks on Ozhiganov’s shortened serves – 4:1. Who would have thought, that the supply of the Surgut setter will become the main stumbling block in the future

On Wednesday we play in Nizhnevartovsk with Ugra-Samotlor. History of meetings with neighbors, as you understand, we have a long and mostly victorious. Though, of course, not without difficulties, especially when visiting. In Nizhnevartovsk in recent years, quite militant groups have been formed, capable of delivering surprises. Last season the Vartovites slowed down, ended up in the playout, and in the summer they almost completely reformatted 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 »

If in the previous match with Kuzbass Gazprom-Ugra was worthy of victory no less than Kemerovo, then in Nizhnevartovsk we will win, put my hand on my heart, did not deserve. Didn't finish their balls, did not take full advantage of the opponent's mistakes, and then they themselves rocked the guards, letting them take the plunge. In the first set, the Surgut team mitigated many attacks with a block, but playing out chronically Read more »