Harvest for aces

Game over. Ended up home, the penultimate round of the preliminary stage. What we have? Sixteen wins, six losing games. Four less, than the leader and five more, breathing in the back "Kuzbass-2". But Kuzbass played four games less. So that, only Dynamo-LO can still compete for a place in the elite six of the final.

Now our guys need to breathe out, enjoying the laurels of victory and preparing with renewed vigor for the upcoming games in Siberia.

Now – about today's game. Our command won, what is called "in class". Rivals from Kazan still have to work and work. But, they are much younger. In them – everything is ahead, as was the case with our guys last season, were young, not yet fledged.

The first set has started. With Kirillov's help, Pavel Vakhmyanin earns a point with an attack during the final game. Second serve – out. Next – attack with the first tempo of “Zvezda” and, Alas, net – served by "Zvezda". Like this, At the beginning of the game, thanks to our mistakes and faulty serves on our opponents, we go with an equal score -7:7. And with an equal game we again come to an equal score – 12:12. And then - the network served by Kazan residents, our Danil Voronchikhin attacks, reliable Kirillov unit works- Vakhmyanin and the first time-out for the guests, scoreboard - 15:12. Zvezda holds a three-point advantage at the end of the set – 21:18. But further – Maxim Kirillov's discount and the second time-out for the Zenit-UOR team. Our block stops the Kazan attack, and Alexander Slobodyanuk, with his powerful attack, earns five set points. Our – served out, Zenit responds in kind in the first set – our 25:19.

Second batch. And in the opening - again an equal game and an equal score - 7:7, but Pavel Vakhmyanin serves an ace, this is just the beginning. And the Zenit coaching staff takes a time out. But when counting 10:7 – already Pavel’s second ace and again a time-out for the visiting team. Further – ace again and ace again! Score 13:8, feed spade, but Zenit wouldn’t accept this ball either. With such an advantage in the score, the Surgut team did not relax. The Kirillov-Bessogonov unit is operating – score 16:9. In the end, there was a six-point gap in the score. – 22:16, guests serve out. On the pitch- Slobodyanyuk, ace again. Our set point and again Alexander's ace! This is how the second set ends. 25:17.

And the third batch. At the beginning – equal score, but here we have – ace Bessogonova, and at Zenit-UOR – beautiful attack. Max Kirillov equalizes the score with an ace - 10:10, but Kazan comes out ahead - 11:13 and Andrey Chirkov already has a time-out, coach of our squad. The score is equal again -18:18, and our central blocker Bessogonov scores at the first pace. Zenit's attack goes into touch, Alexander Slobodyanyuk attacks the block and is out from the hands of the block, score – 21:18. Next - our first tempo works again, Zenit's attack and our match point for the score 24:19, guests attack, but on his serve - out. Regular account - 25:20. Our team's victory in a three-set game. Well done!