We lost a little, but in every set
"Gazprom-Ugra" (KhMAO-Yugra): Kostadinov village - Nikiforov, Andreev – Demakov, Rodichev – Yurinsky, Nagaec
"Dinamo-LO" (Pinery): Kovalev - Murashko, Chervyakov – Zakhvatenkov, Mergarejo – Biryukov, Kerminen
After the injuries of Alexander Kostadinov and Pavel Kuklinsky, the owners called up Pavel Yurinsky and Sergei Panov from Tyumen. And it was the diagonal Tyumentsev who played the role of an attacking finisher at the start. The idea was half a success: Pavel coped well with the attack, but predictably floated in the reception.
It all started with Yurinsky finishing the game after Kostadinov’s breaking serve., and then Slavi put the duty ace, 4:2. The guests quickly picked up the attacks of Yurinsky and Nikiforov, responded through Murashko and Mergarejo and leveled the situation. And then we took the lead with a break advantage: Demakov made a mistake in attack, Yurinsky failed to cope with the reception, gave Murashko a chance, 8:10.
Rodichev calls with an ace to Biryukova again, 11:11, but Nikiforov’s attack into touch gives the guests a break, 11:13. Another mistake by Yurinsky in receiving Kovalev on the glider increases the advantage of Dynamo-LO (14:17), and on the site in his native role - Sergei Panov. The situation will stabilize until Yurinsky returns to the front line, another move by Pavel to the opponent’s side and 18:22. And then Nikiforov settles in the bloc and the party, in fact, left for guests.
In the second set, Yurinsky replaced Nikiforov in his usual position, in the finale - Panov. Cheerful ace to Biryukov from Demakov (2:0) continued with the Murashko block, but instead 4:1 on the board 3:2 – in a protracted rally, video review recorded a crossing of the center line. The guests again make up for the missed debut, but this time the owners insist on their: Yurinsky is good in attack, Slavy drops after two sides Murashko, and Panov, after Biryukov’s ace to Nagaits, takes and scores, 12:9.
Panov barely misses the ball four by four, Rodichev limps in attack, Murashko beats the block in tempo with a discount, serves powerfully and finishes the game, and then issues a clean ace,16:18. The Surgut team stays in the wake thanks to Panov’s serve and Yurinsky’s attack, but it’s Pavel who doesn’t beat the block on a set point, 23:25.
In the third set, the Ugra players pressed the fourth zone with a block, but the guests patiently insure everything and finish the game. Yurinsky and Panov decide on the grid, If only the serve had flown - but three errors, block to Panov and 10:10. Yurinsky prevents Nagayets from handling a simple ball, 10:11. The rebound of Rodichev's attack from the block is picked up, rebound from Murashko - no, 11:13. The gap of one break ball further breaks the block for Yurinsky, 14:17. Surgut residents have a hard time even eating, but Kovalev’s block from the back line gives a chance for survival, 17:18. Yurinsky, softened the entire set by Mergarejo, finally locks the Cuban in the clear, 19:19. Struggle?
Not, This time Kovalev with his serve and Murashko with his attack gain comfort in the end, 19:23. Actually, that's all: Ant kills, and Rodichev fails to block a high ball, 20:25.
Not to tell, that the Surgut team played noticeably worse, everything was decided by the details and slightly higher craftsmanship of the Dynamo-LO edges. Yurinsky and Panov did, what could, but that's not enough yet, to beat an opponent of Sosnovoborst level.
Match comments:
Senior coach of VC Dynamo-LO Anton Astashenkov: Now is the time, It's already the end of the second round and all teams have certain problems: someone is sick, someone is injured. We didn't have a head coach today., virus, Kolenkovsky was not there. Basically, we also had losses. the, that Surgut plays well at home and is gaining momentum for the playoffs, we knew and prepared. After the last game I asked the guys to concentrate more on the elements. Thanks to them, that they completed the installation completely, what, basically, and decided the outcome of the match at key moments.
I'm always happy, when young players come out, because he himself was a young player and also came on as a substitute and started his steps in the Super League (We are talking about replacing Vasni on the back line and Kuznetsov on serve - editor's note.). Young blood is always needed, so that there is no stagnation. Well done guys, they have been showing good results for a long time and, God forbid, they will be fine.
Diagonal VC "Dynamo-LO" Roman Murashko: We lost at home to Ufa 2:3 and we needed to rehabilitate ourselves, Moreover, the playoffs are already around the corner and we need to gain confidence for it. Therefore, maximum concentration and how it happened - it happened. Personnel problems in Surgut affected your game, because they (injured - approx.. order.) were the main ones, we even prepared for them. Even yesterday, knowing about injuries - everything is possible, suddenly they recovered. We were ready. Good health to them!
– Until the middle of the sets there was an equal fight. How did you manage to get ahead in the end??
– I think, through team play. There were long draws, in which we did not try to score immediately, fought back from the block, brought to a better situation and won in the end.
– Were there any downsides to your game today??
– We received bad enough and defended bad enough up to a certain point.
Coach of VC Gazprom-Yugra Alexander Chefranov:
– It caught my eye, that the opponent raised almost twice as much in defense, than we are. Lost block defense, we had little mitigation on the block, respectively, didn't play in defense. The opponent had twice as many goals in the final game. Plus some unforced errors in simple situations and slightly incorrect decisions in complex ones. Blaming everything on injuries is for the weak. Despite all our internal vicissitudes, we will be stronger, We develop our interactions from game to game. No matter, who is standing on the platform, we are all interchangeable people, trust in everyone. Therefore, we fight with any team with any composition.
Diagonal VC "Tyumen" / "Gazprom-Yugra" Pavel Yurinsky: – It's a pity, that we lost, two endings missed, could have fought. This game wasn't supposed to end like this. Somewhere the opponent's serve went well, We didn’t film it the first time, especially at the end, when the fate of the parties is decided. For me, participation in the Super League is an invaluable experience., always happy to come.
3: 0 
Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.)Details
| Date | Time | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 25.02.2026 | 19:00 | CR 2025-2026 |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | GENERAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra) | 20 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 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 |
Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | K | E | FACING | B | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
