Five-time: volleyball Kazan “Zenith” won the Cup of Russia – R-Sport

Theme: “Final Four” Cup of Russia men’s volleyball, 12-13 December 2015

22:06 13.12.2015 (updated in 02:23 14.12. 2015 ) Author: Vadim Kuznetsov / R-Sport

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KALININGRAD, December 13 – R-Sport, Vadim Kuznetsov. Volleyball players “Zenith” became winners of the “Final Four” Cup of Russia, which ended on Sunday Kaliningrad.

In the final match of the Kazan beat “Belogorye” in three games (25:22, 25:19, 25:21). For the “Zenith”, this victory was the fifth in the history of the Cup of Russia. Earlier Kazan won the trophy in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2014.

winning streak Hamuttskih

Guide Novosibirsk “Locomotive” ulterior motive feared meeting with “Belogorye” in the “Final Four” Cup of Russia. Belgorod started the season with a few defeats, but then groped his game, but with a new senior coach Vadim Hamuttskih not suffered a single defeat. The game with the “locomotive” they opened the final stage of the Cup of Russia and extend winning streak to three matches. Difficult to get the first batch in which the rivals were level until the last ball, and only in the end, playing setbol “Belogorye” could win. The decisive points the team brought Dmitry Musersky that following the meeting it became the most productive player.

won the first set, as it turned to the participants of the meeting, it was the key moment. “Belogorye” was stronger in the second game, and the fourth is almost defeated opponent. Outcome of the meeting – win “Belogoriya” 3-1. One of the heroes of the match was libero Belgorod Roman Bragin, who rescued the team in difficult situations. Doigrovschika “Belogoriya” Taras Htey then said “F-Sport” that the head coach of Russia should pay attention to Bragin.

Meeting “Zenith” and “Dynamo”, a worthy finale

The second game of the day was held at the same moment that the draw for the final round of the soccer Euro 2016, but those who chose volleyball, not regretted. “Dynamo” and “Zenith” has shown a spectacular game that fans will remember for a long time. “White-blue”, as in the recent match of the championship of Russia in Moscow, won the first two games, but then the “Zenith” was able to turn the tide and win the meeting. On productive game Ivan Zaitsev Alexander Markin said Kazan successful actions on the block (just a game – 18) and an effective substitute. Sergei Bagrov and Eugene Sivozhelezov out instead of Igor Kobzar and Matt Anderson and did not disappoint the team. “Zenith” is equalized and the game went into a tie-break.

“After the second game we were too cocky began to play. If addicted physically, then we would be” taken out. “And we are in the third and fourth batches able to recoup from the account 11:17. Should have won, but …. This is volleyball, anybody here does not happen “- said the then head coach of” Dynamo “Oleg Antonov journalists.

Matt Anderson, along with Maxim Mikhaylov and Wilfredo Leon was one of the heroes of the deciding set. He brought “Zenith” four points, including the winning – and 3-2 in favor of Kazan.

“I’m not really had a good beginning of the match, for which he was replaced. Then, I returned to the game, but when it happens, you know what you are given another chance not for you to play conservatively. We had to be aggressive, take risks, otherwise sense the replacement was not, and we could not win. I took a chance and it was justified, “- Anderson said the agency” F-Sport “.

” Zenith “again the first

In the match for the bronze medal,” Dinamo “has conducted more a five-set match and this time failed to win. Yielding “Lokomotiv” with the score 0-2, the Muscovites won the next three games and won medals.

In the final clash between the leaders of the Russian volleyball the last decade – “Zenith” and “Belogorye”. Belgorod has long led in the first set, but could not keep winning. “Zenith” feed force and the game on the block, and thus was able to reverse the course of the meeting – 25:22. In the second game Wilfredo Leon and Maxim Mikhailov made an undeniable advantage of Kazan – 25:19, and the final third set, “Zenith” and confidently won – 25:21.

Time to rest and to celebrate the victory of the “Zenith ” very little. Already on December 16 the team of Vladimir Alekno to play in Turkey’s Champions League match with “Halkbank”, which nevertheless decided to fly despite the tense political situation between the two countries, and on December 18 in Kazan “Zenith” will meet with “Nizhny Novgorod” within Russian championship.

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