First lap behind, we are at the equator, comrades! What is customary to do at the equator? Sailors, crossing this parallel for the first time, drink sea water. I'm an old sailor, that's why I'm entitled to other drinks, among them - truth serum. Now I’ll take a sip and write everything as it is about reality and expectations. I think, reality reflects expectations 100% or so. Confident first Read more »
On his birthday, Vladimir Alekno did not intend to give gifts to his opponent and fielded the strongest squad. In the first set, the hosts immediately revealed their main weapon in the form of Vladislav Babkevich, whose ace formed Zenit's first lead, 3:6. The residents of Surgut, through the efforts of Masko and Papazov, reduced the distance to 7:8, but the effective actions of the St. Petersburg team on the block and Klyuki’s emergency ace from the rope again created a gap, 11:16.
In the last round of the first round we go to visit the very, perhaps, to the unrealized command of the Superliga, given the gigantic potential of its players. However, St. Petersburg "Zenith" has already learned to beat the same capital "Dynamo", with whom he had a long winless streak. The fruits of Vladimir Alekno’s activities in St. Petersburg are already beginning to appear, the team is capable of solving complex problems if not, then at least Read more »
He dropped 44 kg, runs through 10 km per day, in 54 learned to cook. 62-year old Rafael Khabibullin - founding father, director and head coach of the Gazprom-Yugra club, which with 2002 consistently performs in the Super League. And he is also one of the most charismatic people in Russian volleyball. He preaches healthy eating, drives to away matches by car and prefers to drive directly Read more »
The coaching staffs unanimously decided to take a look at the “fresh” liberos, and the Surgut residents completely drove almost the entire train through the site. Konstantin Bryansky was a little more careful, releasing Zudin and Kayumov closer to the middle of the third set.
After success in Nizhny Novgorod, Gazprom-Yugra will play with the “wounded” capital Dynamo, lost to St. Petersburg Zenit the day before. The chances of success in this match for the Surgut team should be considered, probably, doesn't make much sense, but the concept of giving your best in every game has not disappeared. Yes, Dynamo is the obvious favorite with a powerful squad, but it is in such matches that you can show your fighting skills Read more »
From the first draws, the trend of the evening emerged: The Nagaets systematically carried fantastic balls in defense and held the reception, and Zheleznyakov scored and finished off over and over again. The Surgut team tried to get ahead in the score over and over again due to the completion of the games., but the owners stayed close. После очередного шедевра Нагайца Родичев открутил аварийный мяч от блока, 15:13, но Железняков держал съем, а Кириллов собственной атакой нашел трос и аут, 16:16. В концовке Железняков снова решает, а Родичев трижды приземлился в блок не без «помощи» своего связующего, наводящего передачи на блок. Последняя неудача нашего капитана привела к потере сета.
Missed the 12th round, Gazprom-Yugra had the opportunity to temporarily drop out of the race, look around, exhale, train and go to Nizhny Novgorod with renewed vigor. Was the pause beneficial or not?, We'll find out very soon. Meanwhile our opponent, ASK, walked quite cheerfully in the last three rounds. To begin with, he got his first victory in the championship, beating MSTU in Moscow, then Read more »
It's nice to see YUKIOR among the leaders of the Youth Volleyball League standings. After three rounds our guys have 12 victories and 0 lesions. But three tiebreaker wins will leave us in second place, if Novosibirsk "Lokomotiv-SSHOR", also going undefeated, will beat Enisey-2 at home 19 November. However, first or second place is not so important, the main thing, what Read more »
In the first set, Andrey Ananyev's ace marked a serious attempt by the hosts to take the lead, 10:7. But ours immediately pulled up: Titich, with an unsuccessful move, organized an attack on the passing ball for Papazov, 10:9. Soon Vitaly evens out the balance with a single cover for Shpilev, 11:11, and after a series of serves from our diagonal “Gazprom-Yugra” turns the score in its favor - 15:11. This series also included Papazov’s play in defense followed by a counterattack., and Rodichev’s block to Rybakov, and Kurbatov’s discount after another failure of the hosts to receive.
