The Russian team lost to the US in the World Cup match and lost the chance to get to the Olympic Games through the football tournament taking place in Tokyo.
US – Russia – 3: 0 (25:23, 26:24, 25:17)
After the defeat of Italy in the previous match against the Russian team left no choice but to beat a strong US national team, which lost to the eve of Poland and also put itself in an impossible position.
Recall that only the first two teams at the end of the world Cup will qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Russian coach Vladimir Alekno eve of the match against the United States admitted that the game the Yankees made a strong impression on him.
«Most memorable – a game the US team. It looks good team. And the result speaks for itself. Poland and the United States while it is not lost, the Americans gave opponents only two games in two different matches, “- said the coach in an interview with” Sport-Express “before the Americans ceded to the Poles.
The Russian team did not win the US from June 2014. This year, the domestic squad four ceded principled opponent in the matches of the World League.
In the starting lineup Alekno this time released Artem Volvicha, Sergey Tetyukhin, Alexander Butko, Dmitry Musersky, Maxim Mikhailov, Ilyas Kurkaeva and Alexei Obmochaeva the position of libero.
The Americans started the match with a small start ryvochka, which allowed them to move to designate their advantage. The first technical break led the US team – 8: 3. The Russians did not succeed in the attack, even the normally stable Musersky made mistakes.
A short pause benefited domestic volleyball players. The gap began to gradually decline. Nevertheless, it seems that it is impossible to get an opponent. As part of the American soloist diagonal Kazan “Rubin” Matt Anderson, who eventually became one of the most productive player of the game.
By the end of the party Russia gave hope to fans by reducing its own backlog in the account to one point (20:21). After hitting Yankees Musersky mentor John Spyrou even decided to take a timeout.
The ending, alas, left for the United States. With the score 24:22 Taylor Sander gave the ball out of bounds, but the Americans still pulled out a victory point, without bringing the matter the tie-break. Fate decided to set spike David Lee.
After the break, angry wards Alekno fight went to the floor and, if need be, to die for the result. Even the Americans were forced to watch as their backlog is growing steadily. With the score 6: 3 in favor of the Russians withdrew Spyrou players in the conversation.
According to the instructor acted in the American volleyball players. After successful action Sander expense equaled – 9: 9. At this point in the supply from Russia was Volvich that allowed the team to gain a few points in a row.
This is where the wards Alekno and bring it to victory, but on the floor of a fierce struggle ensued. Tighten the match is not included in the plans of the Americans. After the attack, Sander expense equaled – 19:19, and then Micah Christenson put the US ahead.
A time-out from the coaching staff had an effect on the Russians sobering. Two attacks Mikhailov allow domestic team to get ahead. But the advantage was on our side for long. Swing swinging.
With the score 22:24 Russia hung in the balance. At the cost of enormous efforts Musersky and company team managed to equalize and bring the game to a tie-break, which, unfortunately, did not last more than a minute – 24:26.
The third set was a failed Russians, understanding that the train had gone to Rio. The Americans also turned everything at once. With the score 7:13 Alekno took a timeout, but his demoralized wards that did not help. Total Party – 17:25.
Alekno after the match was brief, saying that the Americans beat the Russian team in all respects.
The captain of the national squad Musersky complained that the team failed to qualify for the Olympics.
«We lost. Now, the chance to be selected for the Olympic Games through the World Cup we have. I’ll get to the Olympics in another way – quoted Musersky official website of the tournament. – US outplayed us. Now we have to prepare for tomorrow’s match against Japan. I can not say more. ”
Russian team finally lost a chance to take the first two places in the World Cup and will now make its way to the Olympic Games through the European qualifying tournament, which will be played another ticket to Rio.
The first place in the standings of the Cup of the planet takes the national team of Poland, which won ten out of ten matches. On the second line settled US, from which only a score lags behind Italy.
Patriotic squad will be more profitable if it will occupy the second line of the Italians, as the European team. In this case, the continental qualifying tournament will be one less competitor.
In the final round will play Italy and Poland. Russia in a meaningless match will play against Japan.
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