Russia: 3-point wins for all top teams, Belgorod still ko, COVID-19 stops ASK Nizhniy Novgorod

Five matches of Round 3 of the Russian Superliga were played yesterday.
3-point wins for top teams: Lokomotiv Novosibirsk easily defeated Neftyanik Orenburg in straight sets, Zenit St. Petersburg (without Kliuka) won 3-1 on the field of Dinamo LO and Zenit Kazan (with Bednorz at rest and Butko entered only in the 4th set) defeated Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk in four sets at home.
Even if remodeled (out Volkov, Bogdan and Shoji), Fakel Novy Urengoy has no problem overcoming the remains of Gazprom Surgut (appeared also in this match without 4 starters). Third defeat in as many games for Belgorod, this time defeated in 3 sets on the field of Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Dinamo Moscow – ASK Nizhniy Novgorod will not be played today due to several cases of coronavirus in the host formation.

📌| Round 3 🗓| October 7

• Yenisey Krasnoyarsk — Belogorie Belgorod 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:19)
Top Scorers: Skrimov 16, Zhuk 12, Polyanskiy 11, Iereshchenko 9; Tetyukhin 12, Nelli 9, Sidenko 5, Kuznetsov 5.

• Fakel Novy Urengoy — Gazprom Surgut 3-0 (25:23, 25:17, 25:15)
Top Scorers: Zhigalov 19, Boldyrev 7, Stulenkov 6, Dikarev 6; Shakhbanmirzaev 11, Dovgan 9, Slobodyanyuk 8.

• Dinamo LO — Zenit St. Petersburg 1-3 (24:26, 16:25, 25:20, 17:25)
Top Scorer: Abrosimov 13, Alekseev 12, Biryukov 9, Biarda 9, Divis 8; Poletaev 22, Camejo 20, Brizard 8, Iakovlev 8, Ursov 8.

• Zenit Kazan — Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 3-1 (25:19, 25:19, 23:25, 25:21)
Top Scorers: Surmachevskiy 21, Ngapeth 16, Mikhaylov 11, Volvich 10; Papazov 19, Makarenko 14, Tzepkov 7.

• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk — Neftyanik Orenburg 3-0 (25:15, 25:21, 25:17)
Top Scorers: Luburic 18, Kurkaev 10, Savin 8, Abaev 6; Shemyatihin 9, Kozitsin 7, Shchadilov 5.

🗓| October 8
• Kuzbass Kemerovo — Ural Ufa 3-0 (25:18, 25:22, 25:21)

🦠| POSTPONED FOR COVID
• Dinamo Moscow – ASK Nizhniy Novgorod

📃| Standings
Zenit Kazan 7
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 7
Dinamo Moscow 6
Kuzbass Kemerovo 6
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 6
Zenit St. Petersburg 6
Dinamo LO 4
Fakel Novy Urengoy 4
Ural Ufa 3
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 3
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 2
Neftyanik Orenburg 2
Belogorie Belgorod 1
Gazprom Surgut 0