The confrontation between Gazprom-Yugra and Fakel has come to an end, by the way, 20 years old! The teams' first meeting took place 30 and 31 October 2004 of the year, back then, double matches were still played on the tour. ZSK-Gazprom beat the Super League debutant twice in Surgut, 3:0 and 3:1. And then there was a trip to Novy Urengoy 22 and 23 January, and two victories of Surgut residents 3:2. This departure Read more »
After a long break, Petar Krsmanovic appeared in the home team with a splint on his arm. He scored the first point for his team in attack, but the visitors took the initiative in the opening thanks to a block on Rajab, 2:5. Krsmanovic organizes a passing ball with a serve, who finishes off Rodichev, Rajab corrects his attack, carries the first tempo strike in defense, 6:6.
Despite the dry defeat, the residents of Surgut in two parties imposed a very tight fight on the Novosibirsk residents. The hosts turned an equal start in the opening of the first set into a break advantage thanks to Radjab's finish and Kurbanov's shot into touch, 9:7. The guests returned the favor, knocking Nagayets out of the move, 12:14. Libero Surgutian continued to make mistakes: Blok clings the attack of a bald head on a crossing ball, But there is no one to pick up the rebound, 14:17. Then there was a curious episode - Savin serves in the net, But the judges whistle his intercession. Flame Konstantinov immediately takes viewing, Hoping for a controversial ball, although the player’s action was erroneous in any case. There was still a small stand, and Savin is corrected through the pipe, 15:18. It's time to distinguish between Nagaytsa - he fights off in defense and the ball from Nikita's hands falls into the free zone of Novosibirsk, 16:18.
Gazprom-Ugra will play its last home match of the regular season tomorrow, 13 Martha, with another top club - Novosibirsk Lokomotiv. With Dynamo in Moscow, what is called, it almost happened. Will we be able to defeat the railway workers at home?? The statistics of games with Novosibirsk are somewhat more pleasant, than with Dynamo, But all successes have already a fairly serious statute of limitations. In recent years, we succeed Read more »
Alexey Verbov fielded a lineup with a balance of youth and experience in Surgut, and sent former “Surgut resident” Evgeniy Rukavishnikov to pass the ball. Rafael Khabibullin entrusted a place in the starting lineup to young Ivan Skvortsov, who immediately felt the weight of champion serves. Actually, presentation has become the main element, due to which Zenit won a landslide victory.
Gazprom-Yugra enters the hardest finishing spurt of the regular season, where it will be extremely difficult to count on victories. And you don’t need to count – you just need to return to that game, which the team demonstrated in most of the second round matches (last game doesn't count), and come what may. Not a single Super League team could do without Read more »
at level 6:8 in the first set, visiting captain Nikita Aksyutin, blocking, twisted his ankle and left the court. His place was taken by Anatoly Volodin, and the detachment did not notice the loss of a fighter - the guests played with passion and a lot worked out for them, starting from filing. The hosts also responded with good shots from behind the baseline, but in other elements everything was not so rosy. Kurbatov leaves Surgut residents in business with an ace, 9:11, then comes a series of knockout serves from Rodichev, 14:15. But Radchenko and Militsky don’t seem to notice the block, and fortune favors Bagrey - after his serve, the ball catches the rope and falls into the uninsurable zone, 14:18.
23 February Gazprom-Yugra hosts Ugra-Samotlor at the Premier Arena. Meetings between neighbors are usually called Ugra derby, and a derby is when principled rivals fight to the bone, regardless of the tournament position and other situations. That's pretty much how it will be. Last place in the standings in this case means literally nothing, “Samotlor” is not the Minsk “Builder” of last season. Read more »
After a recent game in Surgut, the Enisey coach complained, that the team’s batteries were “dead”. Now, seem to be, It's the turn of Surgut residents to recharge: the cheerful beginning of the game slipped to a joyless ending.
Last season, seven wins were enough for us, to get into the playoffs. Nowadays everything is much more complicated and interesting.: we, “Ural” and “Nova” have won eight matches each and the whole struggle for the coveted place in the sun lies ahead. Our next opponent is a very difficult one (and others are in the Super League?) – Shakhtar Soligorsk. Belarusians seven times in a row Read more »
