The championship is over in Krasnoyarsk

Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk): Osipov – Fetsov, Maksimov – Tsepkov, Stern–Galimov, Yanutov/Golubev

"Gazprom-Ugra" (KhMAO-Yugra): Kostadinov village - Nikiforov, Golovanov – Tkachev, A. Kostadinov – Rodichev, MoiseevNagaets.

The Yugra team ended their performance in the championship with a dry defeat, although we had a chance to catch on and compete in Krasnoyarsk. Objectively, “Enisey” is currently stronger and deservedly goes to the quarterfinals. We'll summarize our results a little later., now - about the game.

“Yenisei” started at home with that, what he did so well in Surgut - from the block. Four effective actions in this element and the score is already 1:5. Our coaching staff reacts by replacing the binder, for which there were good reasons, as Slavi left the court in anticipation of his service appearance. But Kirillov more than compensated his colleague: scored an ace on Galimov and once again knocked Ruslan out of the move, true, Stern managed to win back the ball.

Immediately Alexander Kostadinov again bumps into the block and gives way to Fidan Gusamov. Yes, yes, in the decisive match of the championship we had a man play, last season he was not always a starter at YUKIOR. Someone is growing, someone draws conclusions. Anyway, Ugra residents managed to stabilize the game, and then take two breaks: Nikiforov completed a protracted rally, and Gusamov also worked in defense, and in attack, forcing Yuri Filippov to take a time-out when the score was reached 12:10.

Fetsov perfectly spun the serve under the diagonal exit into the first zone, ace, 11:15. Closer to the end, if Gazprom-Yugra had any chance of catching on, then we squandered them with our own marriage: got into the network twice, plus Nagaets gave the hosts a freeball, 17:23. It's a shame, as the team struggled, gnawed at the end of the game - but without implementation. Yuri Tsepkov found the point in another protracted rally, 19:25.

The second game is the last chance to change something. Slavi starts with the serve, sends the ball into the net and gives way to Kirillov. Now our block is working: two “pots” for Galimov, 6:3. Khorosh Rodichev, 9:5. We have a great defense again., but in attack everything is somewhat more complicated - Nikiforov is closed, 10:7. Osipov turns on the first tempo at full power, Kirillov tries to respond in kind - Tkachev scores, and then throws it out, 13:11. Nagai's technique is lost, we sell net balls every other time. Osipov, forcing our block to guard the center of the grid, gives it to Fetsov at four - clear skies, 15:14. While there is Rodichev on the front line, there is also a set of glasses. Through a series of mutual mistakes on serve, we made our way to the end with a more or less comfortable result., 20:18.

But Gusamov doesn't score, and Stern, with experience from the back line, wins back from the hands of Kirillov. Here Kirillov grazes Tkachev below the rope, 20:20. Another pass to the center and it’s time to grab Alexander’s head – the ball is almost put into the field, 20:21. Slavi comes on instead of Kirillov., Gusamov does not beat the block, but instead of the fourth consecutive loss on the set, we get a bonus in the form of video viewing, fixing the touch of the net with the jersey of one of the Krasnoyarsk players.

I went to rent and at the mark 23:23 we're taking the most important break: Slavi is great in defense, and Nikiforov in the counterattack. Fettsov levels, 24:24, and he also brings “Yenisey” ahead in a protracted rally, 24:25. Nikiforov answers, Rodichev with an ace in the gap between Krasnoyarsk’s finishers returns set points to us, 26:25. Alexey's next serve lands near the sideline, 26:26. Tsepkov makes the decisive break, Tkachev's discount, the hosts lift and return the ball through Fetzov along the line, 27:29. Victory in the set was close and beckoned us to continue the fight, but Enisey goes to the quarterfinals, since it is no longer possible to win back five games lost on the sum of two matches.

For the third set, the opponents predictably put up a reserve. At Yenisei he looks quite solid: Kreskin, Fishermen, Kitchen, Schenkel, Stork, Galimov and Tsepkov remained from the starting lineup. Golovanov appears in our diagonal, Rodichev is replaced by Alexander Kostadinov, but remained practically on a starvation diet. Installation, apparently, was in line with “giving way to the young” – Golovanov and Gusamov received the lion's share of assists. It did not go well with Golovanov, 6:10, the quality of the transmissions was partly to blame.

When to the club "or to the block, or out” Gusamov joined, Yenisei's superiority increased to 10:18, and then Kirillov made a pass into the milk, 10:19. Saving the honor of the uniform still happened, Golovan makes a freeball after Kirillov's short serve, Moiseev is good in defense, Kostadinov gets a couple of goals and scores (15:20), plus closes Tsepkov’s attack behind the setter’s head with a block. Two mistakes in attack from Schenkel on match points will sweeten the pill for us a little more, 19:24, but that's all, Chain accurate.

Gazprom-Yugra approached the qualifying round in a disassembled state: Nikiforov is only gaining momentum after injury, there is a certain instability in other lines. Against the backdrop of the solid and concentrated Yenisei, all this came out. The youth, represented by the leaders of YUKIOR Golovanov and Gusamov, gained invaluable experience, but still, in matches of this level, it is not the youth team players who should decide. The championship for Gazprom-Yugra is over, Russian Cup games remain ahead 2026 of the year.

Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk) 3: 0 Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)

Details

Date	Time	Championship
21.03.2026	15:00	CR 2025-2026

Results

Team	1	2	3	GENERAL.
Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)	25	29	25	3
Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)	19	27	19	0

Venue

g. Krasnoyarsk

Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)

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