Zarechye-Odintsovo vs. Enisey | HIGHLIGHTS | 5 Round | SuperLeague 2025-2026

Olga Biryukova, the team captain, returned to the starting lineup after a long absence. However, Alina Bogdanova, another key player, is still recovering from an appendectomy.

The visitors started the match with fewer mistakes and a more effective attack. Anna Astashina, the setter, successfully led the Yenisei offense. After an attack by Elizaveta Saltykova, the score was 3:7 in favor of the visitors, prompting Konstantin Ushakov to take a timeout. The coaching break prevented the Krasnoyarsk team from gaining further ground, and the Moscow region players narrowed the gap to a minimum, 9:10. With their block in place, the Zarechye players added to their other strengths. Yulia Brovkina, as always, was highly reliable on the block and in the first-tempo attack, and her serve made life difficult for the Yenisei receivers. Soon, Zarechye-Odintsovo took the lead, 14:13. In the end, the guests were able to gain a three-point advantage again - 22:19. Zarechenki caught up with their opponents again - 22:22. At the decisive moment, Elizaveta Mazina and Valeriya Borisova scored for the guests – 23:25.

At the beginning of the second set, the hosts lost the first two plays, but then they got involved in the fight. The game was still not perfect, but Konstantin Ushakov's team was already dictating their terms. Yulia Brovkina was working both on the block and in the attack. Angelina Sperskayte added an ace – 7:4. The team from the Moscow region began to track the guests' attackers clearly, and they were almost always able to block them. The Siberians were clearly nervous and started making mistakes in their attacks, while the hosts were playing freely. Angelina Sperskayte continued to score, leading 17:9. Nikolai Vakhrushev was forced to take his second timeout in the game. The break did not help. Eva Pavlovich Mori ended the set with a spectacular short-range ace, leading 25:13.

But the outcome of the game was not yet clear. In the third set, the Yenisei players took the lead again, 8:6. Zarechye-Odintsovo's outside hitters were still struggling with their attacks, and the visitors took advantage of this, increasing their lead to 14:10. Zarechye-Odintsovo gradually caught up with their opponents, eventually gaining the lead (18:16), but they were unable to maintain it. The guests, following the coach's instructions, stopped trying to break through the Zarechensky block in the center and shifted their focus to the edges, aiming to hit the fingers of the block. This tactic proved successful, resulting in a 23:21 advantage for Yenisey. The fate of the set was decided by Elena Gatina, who entered the game and delivered two aces, giving Zarechensky a set point – 24:23. The set ended with a mistake by Valeria Borisova, who hit the antenna during an attack – 25:23.

A similar picture of the game was observed in the fourth game. The guests' lead was 3:1, and the hosts quickly caught up, leading 3:3. The Zarechenki took the lead on a broken serve, leading 11:8. In the middle of the game, the Moscow team's lead was secure, with a score of 17:12. There was some excitement as the guests closed the gap to 17:14. However, the game did not end in a dramatic change on the court, as the Zarechenki team managed to win the set and the match, 25-20.

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