Russia: Majestic display of Bednorz pushes Zenit-Kazan to Super Cup title, Kuzbass win again

Yesterday Zenit-Kazan put the eighth Russian volleyball Super Cup in their collection!
They beat the reigning champions Lokomotiv Novosibirsk on the road in Round 2 of the 2020/21 of Russian championship, which was also a battle for the 2020 Super Cup, after a tie-break – partially 25:18, 22:25, 25:23, 23:25, and 15:9.
Including the last season, these teams played the third consecutive five-setter, while the Kazan side prevailed in mutual encounters with the club from Novosibirsk for the 18th time in a row. This was the second win in as many matches of the team coached by Vladimir Alekno in the 2020/21 Superliga Parimatch regular season to which it was led by an excellent Bartosz Bednorz: the Pole made a majestic display of 27 points, including 8 aces and 5 winning blocks! Serbian Dražen Luburić top-scored Lokomotiv with 24 points, while Dmitriy Shcherbinin made 7 winning blocks.
Kuzbass also reached 2-0 in the league, while Zenit Saint-Petersburg noted their first victory in the season.

2020 Russian Super Cup (match valid also for Round 2 of regular season)

• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Zenit Kazan 2-3 (18:25, 25:22, 23:25, 25:23, 9-15)
Novosibirsk: Abaev 2, Ivovic 14, Shcherbinin 11, Luburic 24, Savin 17, Kurkaev 7, Martyniuk (L); Voropaev 0, D. Golubev (L), Rodichev 0. Not Entered: Kruglov, Lyzik, Komarov. Coach: Konstantinov.
Zenit Kazan: Butko 3, Ngapeth 16, Kononov 3, Mikhaylov 14, Bednorz 27, Volvich 8, Krotkov (L); Babichev (L), Surmachevskiy 2, Alekno 0, A. Volkov 5, Labinskiy 0. Not Entered: Zemchenok. Coach: V. Alekno.