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"Torch": Maa - Romano, Mole - Sidorenko, Kapanov - Kvochko, Krotkov/Andreev

"Gazprom-Ugra": S. Kostadinov - Litvinov, Shevlyakov - Tkachev, A. Kostadinov – Rodichev, Moiseev/Nagaets

Fakel started with three errors: Sidorenko did not submit, The mole hit the cable, Krotkov hit an ace from Slavi Kostadinova, 3:1. And in the future the owners made a lot of mistakes, but ours also actively “helped” them with this, demonstrating excellent blocking and defensive play at the same time. Carrying Romano's discount – Alexander Kostadinov is accurate (6:3), Slavi Kostadinov saves Kvochko's shot into the line on a clean net in defense - Alexander Kostadinov is flawless in the final game (7:3). Pipunyrov replaces Kvochko, and Romano shoots the attack into touch (8:3).

Well, then we went to collect breaks: Romano's block after Litvinov's knockout serve and Slavi's attempt to score on a freeball (10:4), Maa game on the opponent's side (12:5), Litvinov wins back after mitigating twice world champion Romano (5:13). Then Rodichev stalls, stuck in the block twice and thrown out (16:10). Finally, “Fakel” doesn’t let them through in the center of Shevlyakov, Pipunyrov accurate, 16:11. But the hosts don’t have much of a chance – after another great defense, Litvinov wins back the block-out, 20:13.

In the end Litvinov gave up a little, burying himself in the block and hitting out (23:18), another block - Kostadinov - gave the Yamal residents not so much hope, how much faith in yourself for the future. Alexander himself brought a set point, Shevlyakov knocked out Krotkov with a glider and Tkachev confidently caught on a freeball 25:19.

In the second set, “Fakel” picked up the mistakes that were generously scattered in the first set, Romano turned on, Kapranov and Pipunyrov worked diligently. Slavi, as if nothing had happened, continued to practice the designated area with the central, Tkachenko reached the block and covered Romano, 6:6. The hosts catch the breaks: Rodichev didn't put the ball down the line, Litvinov didn’t score – Kapranov made it back, 9:11. Vasily's short serve also catches the rope, this is ace, 12:14.

We bend, but we hold on: excellent answer via Tkachev, 14:16. Kuklinskiy comes on instead of Rodichev., and Litvinov in the next play does not use a great chance to pull up close, bumping into Pipunyrov's single block, 14:17. Here's a double castling, Kirillov and Nikiforov come out, but the opponent is still one step ahead. Romano gathers his strength and makes an important ace, 18:21. His sighted twist into the second zone breaks off a protracted rally after Nikiforov’s unsuccessful attack, 19:23.

Litvinov and Slavi Kostadinov are back on the court. Denis is twice accurate in attack, but breaks the serve, giving the opponent three set points, 21:24. We don't take well to the Mole's pitch., there is a protracted disassembly going on, in which the most hooligan is Slavi, scoring a difficult ball. Pipunyrov's attack is raised in defense, Kuklinski makes a comeback from a block into touch, 23:24 and "Torch" timeout. Romano, in a completely working environment, shoots into touch and equalizes the score., 24:24. Another pass from Yuri, protection of Gazprom-Yugra, Moiseev took the ball behind the video board, on the second try Romano is out again. The swing has reached 26:26, teams are bleeding, and Slavi folds, 27:26. Then serves signature and powerfully to Krotkova, he knocks over himself, Kapranov hits a difficult ball, we soften, and while the ball is in play, Vasily manages to land in the net, 28:26.

The Surgut team started the third set with chronic service failures and Shevlyakov’s equally chronic success in the center of the net. Bonus in Glory karma, since the passes most often came from deep and the block “yawned” this event over and over again. The escape began from the block of Alexander Kostadinov Yuri Romano, 8:6. Then Kuklinski did an excellent job in defense, and Alexander walked around the block, 9:6.

Same scheme again: Litvinov seems to be hitting out, but finds touch, defense works - Sasha Kostadinov hits the ball off the block, 12:8. Maa tries to cosplay as Slavi, but unsuccessfully: low pass to Mole, from bullets out. Roman Empolov makes a double substitution, Morozov and Kazbanov come out. The latter tries to re-engage the center and the Mole, he hits out again, just the other way, 15:9.

In the next play, Slavi tried to save the ball with his foot and hit his brother’s hand, who tried to play with his hand from behind - a replacement was immediately required, fortunately the left hand was injured and, hopefully, not so much. On the site Rodichev. Slavi makes Shevlyakov the star of the match, 16:10, although the real MVP is himself. He scores on a freeball, 18:11 and, it seems, "Torch" throws out a white flag. Morozov does not serve and does not score, and Slavi with two aces in a row in Pipunyrova closes all questions, 24:14. Pipunyrova replaces Kvochko, Kapranov does not give up, but Kazbanov serves wide of the court, 25:15.

I am very pleased, first of all, with the overall quality of the game and the mood of the team. The guys finally got rid of the “little brother” complex and came out to the game with desire and, the main thing, opportunities to put pressure and take their own. the, that Fakel made many mistakes - its problems. This still had to be used, which ours did a great job with. In particular, at the end of the second set, which predetermined the psychological alignment of the match. We dominated mentally, played cleaner, found the right tactical moves. We have a plus, it seems, pah-pah-pah, the talent of the Kostadinov brothers is fully revealed. This is just the beginning of the journey, we wish them not to stop, and the team as a whole – to maintain the mood and quality of the game.

Torch YAMAL Jr (New Urengoy) 0: 3 Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
21.11.2025	19:00	CR 2025-2026

Results

Team	1	2	3	GENERAL.
Torch YAMAL Jr (New Urengoy)	19	26	15	0
Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)	25	28	25	3

Venue

g. New Urengoy

Torch YAMAL Jr (New Urengoy)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0