FIRST PANCAKE
In the opening, Gordon Perin immediately took the floor - ace and 4:1 in favor of the owners. Gazprom speakers, Nevertheless, through the efforts of Krsmanovich, Ursova, Chefranova and Andreeva not only "ate" the gap, but also came forward - 10:8. Then the hosts block started working: Poroshin grabbed Ursov twice one to one, knocked on the "fence" Chefranov, 15:17... Everything from the beginning - the residents of Surgut are pulling out this backlog, 18:18 after Chefranov's successful attack on the withdrawn ball and triple block.
And then Perin came out to serve and decided the outcome of the set. Over and over again, the hosts of Gazprom-Yugra could not solve various problems, which the Canadian gave them, there was no rent, but the home team’s finishing worked properly – 23:18. Schadylov, finally, scored on one block, but he also gave Belogorye the winning point, throwing out 25:20.
In the second set, on Zemchenko’s serves, the Belgorod team went ahead, 6:3, then Petrich scores, but Obmochaev passed, stepping beyond the three-meter line, which was confirmed by the video review. The guests cheered up and restored parity, 8:8. And again a series of innings by Perin, ending with an ace - 14:10. Артем Хабибуллин при первой возможности активизирует Крсмановича, но и Порошин раз за разом играет со своими темпами взлет за головой. Problems in the fourth zone do not allow Gazprom-Yugra to stabilize the game, but for the Belgorodians at the edges of the net everything is in perfect order. 25:19 - the natural result of the game.
In the third period of the game, the Surgut team made, it seemed, everything, so that he doesn't become the last. Ursov played out, he is supported by Krsmanovic, the owners begin to make mistakes in the reception - 9:5. For some time the teams have been holding their picks - Belogorye has an impeccable Perin, among Surgut residents everything is different in turn, including Dovgan’s only effective attack of the match – 18:14. But another series of innings by Perin follows, and the gap is reduced to a minimum, 18:17. Then Petrich makes two mistakes in attack, restoring the comfortable lead of the Surgut team in the end, 21:18. Ursov attacks into touch - 22:21, Chefranov did not beat the block on the high ball, 22:22, Ursov is corrected - 23:22…
Instead of Petrich,... Tetyukhin comes to the back line, Paul, son of Sergei. The ball is flying at him, he copes, but Perin hits out, 24:22, set point for Gazprom-Yugra. Khabibullin takes over when serving, Ursov's attack is pulled out in defense, and Perin attacks from the depths of the court without blocking - ours simply didn’t believe it, that such a ball can be scored, 24:24. Ursov hits out of bounds again, but after a long video review, the truth was established - the ball touched the Canadian’s finger, 25:24. Kirill goes to serve and hits the ball into touch, Ivanov brings the last set point with a block-out, – Gutsalyuk is being removed, and Perin delivers a great ace at just the right moment, shortening the serve to Krsmanovic, which the, standing under the net, I never expected such a development of events... Well, the hosts earn a match point by blocking Ivanov, 28:26.
The game showed, that despite serious personnel changes, in Belgorod they managed to create a very combat-ready team. Here – top pair of finishers, Denis Zemchenok is an example of better times, confident Alexander Gutsalyuk and Roman Poroshin, evenly and accurately distributing the load between players. The Surgut team lost noticeably in the fourth zone, served less aggressively, making more mistakes. At times, the Gazprom-Yugra game inspired optimism, the team showed character, but that same stability was not enough, which is a sign of skill.
Belogorie – Gazprom-Yugra 3:0 (25:20; 25:19; 28:26), match statistics.
