Fakel vs. Zenit SPB | 1/4 Finals | Highlights | Russian Reva's Cup

The first game at the owners of the site frankly did not work out. Zenit's attacks did not find any obstacles, and after Kosmin's ace at the score of 9:14, FAKEL's mentor Roman Yepolov was forced to take a timeout. But the break did not stop Zenit's offensive either - the guests continued to score points, using all attack options both from the edges and in the center of the net – 20:10. Kovalev made a mistake in the reception of Danani, and Yakovlev closed the block of Enns – 23:11, and the Yamal residents did not have time to save this party.
After a cold shower of the first batch, "Fakel" managed to return to the game. Vadim Yutsevich and Korney Enns, who replaced Vladislav Babkevich and Nikita Morozov, entered the starting lineup of the Yamal team for the second set.
And for the first time in this match, the Yamal team took the lead in the score, which was helped by aces performed by Enns and Dinaykin. And until the end of the set, the Zenit players remained in the role of catching up – the serve was no longer flying so powerfully, mistakes appeared in the once flawless attack of the Zenit players - 17:13 in favor of the TORCH. By the end of the game, Viktor Sidelnikov's wards, not without the help of Yamal's mistakes, pulled up in the score, but Babkevich's accurate shot brought the hosts a victory in the set – 25:22.
The beginning of the third game was left for the "Fakel" - 7:4, but Yakovlev's ace and Poletaev's attack helped Zenit to even the score – 7:7. On Vyshnikov's serves, the Novourengoys made a breakthrough – Melnikov caught Kosmin with a block, and Babkevich passed on height, and with the score 8:12 Viktor Sidelnikov took the first half -out, and then, at the score of 11:17 – and the second. On Tikhonov's serves, the Zenit players were able to catch up in the score, and Poletaev scored points in attack, but by the end the Novourengoy team was still confidently ahead – 20:16, and the Fakel did not give up its own in this game.
With a couple of unforced errors, the Yamal team started the fourth game, plus Voronkov laid two aces, and by the score of 4:9 Roman Yepolov used both of his timeouts. However, the Polar explorers continued to make mistakes, they did not get along well in the final game, and by the equator of the party, Zenit already had a comfortable advantage – 14:8. Both teams have changed almost the entire squad – Nikita Morozov, Vadim Yutsevich, Yevgeny Sivozhelez and Alexey Kovalchuk appeared at the TORCH, and Dmitry Kovalev, Andrey Ananyev, Pavel Zheleznyakov and Timofey Tikhonov appeared at Zenit. The pitch through from Sivozhelez slightly reduced the lag of the "Fakel", but the St. Petersburg team managed to bring the game to victory.
The shortened set "Fakel" began with Yutsevich, Kovalchuk and Morozov in the composition. Zenit had only one difference from the original game combination – Tikhonov joined the game instead of Titich. By the time of the change of sides, Zenit came up with a minimal advantage – 8:7, and ace Tikhonov strengthened the position of the guests - 10:7. The pursuit of the "Fakel" was led by Melnikov – two blocks in a row, and then two attacks at the first pace – and now the score is equal – 13:13. The game continued on balance, and in the most stubborn confrontation luck smiled at Zenit - ace Voronkova put an end to this crazy match.

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