Tough tie-break win
Yes, had to worry about our guys. The "ASK-2" team is on the eleventh line in the standings, but you can't call her weak. If not for the poor quality of feeds, then the citizens of Nizhny Novgorod could take away the victory from us.
Maxim Kirillov starts the game, "ASK-2" accept, but on our attack - block out, farther – the traditional ace of our binder and we are ahead – 2:0. Zvezda-Yugra makes a series of ridiculous mistakes and the opponents equalize the score – 5:5. Nizhny Novgorod residents submit to the network, Pavel Vakhmyanin scores the ace and by the middle of the set the Surgutians had a five-point advantage 18:13 and it seemed, you can calmly finish the game, but the intrigue remained until the end. Nizhny Novgorod residents compare the score – 23:23 and on a swing they finish the first set with victory 29:27.
Second set. ASK-2 has a supply network, our Pavel Tebenikhin attacks at the first pace, another two aces from Maxim Kirillov, in the opening we were ahead by three points and then the gap only grew - in the middle of the set the score 17:9. Pavel Vakhmyanin scores, farther – Tebenikhin-Stradomsky block is operating, our first pace breaks through the Nizhny Novgorod block, 23:14 Account on the scoreboard. And Voronchikhin drives the decisive ball into the opponent’s court. Finished the set with a score 25:19.
In the third set, our opponents immediately seized the initiative, took the lead by five points, ours tried to catch up, but to no avail. And when counting 14:18 ace “ASK-2” and the Surgut coach takes a time out. The gap in the score remained and the Nizhny Novgorod team managed to complete the set in their favor. 25:21.
The fourth set is again for Surgut! Maybe this side of the site is happy for us, we are ahead already at the beginning of the set. At ASK-2, the referee whistles for an error in the placement of players, and we have ace Danila Voronchikhina score- 12:7. Next, the Surgut residents work at the first pace, Danil attacks again effectively and the score is -19:16. Further - our block outweighed the opponents' discount and again Voronchikhin was good - on serve – ace and time-out from the Nizhny Novgorod coach – check 22:17. What next – our block works and as a result the final score of the set 25:18.
And in the tiebreaker we have our first victory this season. All shortened games, played in previous rounds we lost. "Star" immediately – got ahead, beautiful attack by Voronchikhin, check – 6:3, ASK-2 has a unit running, but here Pavel Vakhmyanin hits the ball and the Nizhny Novgorod team has a timeout, so what is next – first pace of Ilya Yudenkov, Voronchikhin attacks in the corner of the fifth zone, but when counting 11:7 there is a block of opponents and a time-out at the coaching staff of “Zvezda Ugra”. At the end of the set – two quick attacks with Bessogonov's first tempo, which all sets were guarded by the opposing blocking teams, farther – the exchange of attacks into touch and on match point is completed by Pavel Vakhmyanin with a powerful attack. 3:2, first game of home tour – behind us.
