To Orenburg with a smile

Gazprom-Yugra came out of a series of battles with tops with honor, and in general 2026 The year is going well for the team. remind, that by the match with Orenburg in the first round we had only one victory, and in the second round we have already managed to harvest four victories (over "Eniseum", "Yaroslavich", "Dynamo-Ural" and "Belogorye").

This does not mean, that the upcoming match in Orenburg will be a cakewalk, but we definitely approach it with full confidence in our abilities. At the same time, don’t forget, that Orenburg is our direct competitor in the fight for the playoffs, and not only this season. for example, in the last championship we ended in a draw based on the results of personal meetings, our opponents even had a slight advantage, since at home we miraculously escaped with a tiebreaker 3:10, but lost away 1:3. But they beat their competitors in the overall struggle for a place in the tournament sun.

Today the situation is similar, after a difficult away victory in Ufa, Orenburg remains in the fight, two wins behind us. Winning the next match is an opportunity for them to get closer. For us, respectively, push your competitor to a distance of three victories. Such matches are usually called six-point games..

Despite all our exploits, in Orenburg we will definitely not be favorites. Comparing pre-start positions is interesting for fans, but not very productive for the teams themselves. We have Nikiforov, near Orenburg - Khlyakin. We have Alexander Kostadinov, they have Zharko Ubiparip. We have Dmitry Shevlyakov - they have Alexander Tkachenko, we have Slavi Kostadinov, They have Evgeny Rukavishnikov, etc.. Each player and teams in general have their own strengths and bottlenecks, studied up and down. The headquarters will sort it out, develop strategy and tactics, will be conveyed to the players.

And then who will take it?. For Orenburg it will be war, battle, battle. For us? Despite the importance of the result, I wouldn't get involved in such sentiments. You can gamble responsibly, but at the same time it's easy, funny, in full force, with passion, but without the heaviness of this “must win”. You need to play your own volleyball and enjoy every play. And then the chances of winning will automatically increase.