The opponents entered the match with losses in their lineups: The hosts are unavailable due to injuries, both foreign players, we are still without Nikiforov and Shevlyakov. The pair from Tyumen, Yurinsky and Panov, played almost the entire match and did not spoil the game at all. Passoval, yet again, almost the entire game Kirillov, Slavi periodically came out to serve with varying degrees of success.
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.
In the first set we were better in almost all respects, but we made noticeably more mistakes. The dirty game ended up being a defeat.: seven errors on block versus three, two net hooks - that's the difference. And between this there was ace Slavi (10:9), Andreev's reception to the opponent's side with a counterattack by Masko + Nikitin's ace before (11:14), Kirillov's shot into touch in search of a line (13:16), classic already ball drop, when two setters look at each other (16:18)…
Gazprom-Yugra approaches the finish line of the regular season wounded, but proud, with a beautiful number "10" on the shield. And it seems that our infirmary is still open for entry and exit, and it seems like we don’t need anything from the last game in Nizhny Novgorod, and it seems like it’s time to prepare for the playoffs... But! At first, preparation for the playoffs means Read more »
Good news - Alexander Kostadinov has returned to duty. Not very good news - Kirill Nikiforov is not ready to play one hundred percent. In view of this fact, the Ugra team entered the game for the second time this season using the “4-2” scheme., with two binders, changing roles depending on the line.
The match with Novaya is interesting because, that Volzhan is our potential opponent in the playoffs. This is why the match is not interesting: rivals, understanding this perspective, they are unlikely to lay all their cards on the table on the first day of spring. Actually, taking into account accumulated injuries and other nuances, Gazprom-Yugra has nothing special to post. And "Nova", making a heroic comeback in Ufa, for sure Read more »
"Zenith" (St. Petersburg): Kobzar - Babkevich, Dikarev – Kosmin, Yant – Dineikin, Grebennikov "Gazprom-Ugra" (Surgut): S.Kostadinov – Kirillov, Andreev – Tkachev, Rodichev - A. Kostadinov, Nagaets Yugra residents went to the game according to the scheme 4-2, with two binders, where does he pass, who's on the back line, and the one on the front performs the functions of a diagonal. Kirill Nikiforov got a chance to catch his breath, undergoing further treatment Read more »
"Orenburg" (Orenburg): Kupryashkin – Khlyakin, Alexandrov – Tkachenko, Ubiparip – Kudryashov, Maksimenko/Davletshin Gazprom-Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra): Kostadinov village - Nikiforov, Shevlyakov - Andreev, A. Kostadinov – Kuklinsky, Moiseev/Nagaets Full comebacks rarely happen in volleyball, and then there was another comeback - in a tiebreaker, from 4:8. However, last season we played with Orenburg, then still "Neftyanik", played more. Read more »
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, what Read more »
We have reached the moment, that the public has certain expectations from Surgut residents even in a match against the champion on his site. Moreover, these expectations are justified, at least in the first set. When Alexander Kostadinov was covered for the second time and the score became 6:9, thought, that everything will go according to the usual scenario for such meetings. But Nikiforov ended a protracted rally with a freeball on the serve of Alexander Kostadinov, and then a block was issued to Volkov, 11:11.
