They gave in to the champion
The Surgutians went out in an atypical game for the game, so to speak, composition: with Kozlov and Sorplovov in the Dogovka and Pluzhnikov diagonally. Kozlova on the front line was replaced by Avdochenko, and Pluzhnikov, meanwhile, earned the first point in the match. The owners immediately included Poletaev in the case - his three attacks and Ace formed the advantage of Kuzbass, 3:5. So far, Shadilov shot, points were scored by Pluzhnikov and Dovgan, 8:11.
After Sivozhelez’s ace and his own serve into touch, we don’t convert the first free ball – the ball thrown to us hits the block, 9:14. Yuri Melnichuk starts a carousel with a double substitution - Rukavishnikov and Kiselev come in and out - and meanwhile the team loses a second chance in a simple play-out, 13:18. Nevertheless, pipe performed by Shchadilov and block by Sivozhelez and Pakshin (17:19) forcing Gheorghe Cretu to take a time-out. The decisive difference in the end was again formed due to the marriage of the Surgut team and the Poletaev factor - his ace brought Kuzbass a set point. The protracted final drawing ended with a Pakshin discount, 19:25.
The debut of the second batch remains with Gazprom-Yugra: while the owners were getting involved, Dovgan ease yes (3:1), and Khabibullin scored a passing ball with a "pass" from Poletaev, 6:2. Poletaev is being removed, Shchadilov does not take risks in the fourth zone, and Pluzhnikov hits out - 6:5. On both sides, the block with safety net begins to work in intensive mode, Chereisky finally scores from Khabibullin's pass, 8:6. Block and defense of the Surgut team stop Sivozhelez and Poletaev, Shchadilov is good from the back line, and Chereisky performs an ace - 10:6.
Surgut residents are on the rise, but the judges trip him up, who failed to see the obvious out after Sivozhelez’s attack, 10:7. Can't be asserted, that it was this episode that ruined the Gazprom-Yugra game, but the fact remains that it fell apart. Avdochenko failed to block a high ball, reception floated, 10:10. The Surgut team lost their game through the fourth zone, and on knocked-out balls the only way to look for support was diagonally, where Pluzhnikov also could not find a single rhythm with the passer. Galimov and Kostylenko, who came on as substitutes, did not improve the game, 15:19. Manual changes Habibullina, but the game is done, 21:25.
The third set starts bleakly – we can’t finish our balls, and Kobzar frolics on perfect finishing, 4:7. However, Kuzbass barely loses concentration, the situation is leveling out, 7:7. Moreover, Surgutians take the lead thanks to the new balance in defense and attack, 12:9. Kerminen perfectly finishes Avdochenko's powerful serves and folds in defense, but partners let us down, plus the Gazprom-Ugra block is working.
В сложной ситуации хозяев выручает молодой Пакшин – сначала он уверенно забивает аварийный мяч, а затем терзает планером Карпенко. Галимов вынужден прикрывать на приеме либеро (!), в результате вновь нет атаки из четвертой зоны. «Кузбасс» вырывается вперед (15:16) и только поспешность Кобзаря, решившего самостоятельно реализовать переходящий мяч, останавливает порыв хозяев, 16:16. Завязывается равная игра, а развязка наступает после отметки 21:21. Затяжной розыгрыш завершает скидка Авдоченко, он же отправляется на подачу – и выносит с приема Керминена, Черейский реализует фри-бол, 23:21. Вышедший на усиление блока Киселев добивает переходящий мяч, 24:21, Черейский один в один закрывает Пашицкого, 25:21.
В четвертой партии мы вновь проиграли четвертую зону. Шли более-менее плотно за соперником до отметки 10:11, а затем посыпался брак – Авдоченко не смог разойтись с Рукавишниковым, касание сетки, пайп Галимова в трос, 10:15. Очередной блок Черейского на Пашицком стал редким светлым пятном – Полетаев тут же отвечает эйсом, 12:17. Неоправданный риск Рукавишникова в поиске руки Черейского и каких-то альтернатив безнадежной «четверке» – 12:18. Рукавишников продолжает искать варианты – его скидку поднимают и возвращают через Пакшина, 13:19. Dougan, закрыв Демакова, подтверждает, что блок у нас работает при любой погоде (16:21), но для полноценной погони уже не хватает ресурсов, 19:25.
