There is a first victory!
The first match of the Russian Championship turned out to be very tense, despite the home team's shutout victory. In the first set, the Surgut team’s own mistakes did not allow them to make a headway in the score. Moreover, Papazov's attack to block and Skvortsov's attack determined some superiority of MSTU by the middle of the set, 13:15. It was possible to catch up only on Papazov’s serve – Purin took the side of the Surgut team, the ball fell into contact with the line, 23:23. Purin corrected himself and brought the first set point to MSTU, Piskarev - second, but Skvortsov and Masko were not allowed further. In a chaotic rally, Kirillov took the initiative and scored with his second touch, 26:25. The hosts' first set point was converted on a high ball by Masko, after the team fought off Purin's attack from the second zone, 27:25.