Russia: Novosibirsk wins recovery match of Round 13, Zenit St. Petersburg advance of Round 26

Two Superliga games were played today: in the recovery match of Round 13 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk defeated Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 3-0 using almost the entire team. In the advance of Round 26, Zenit St. Petersburg (still without Poletaev) defeated Gazprom Surgut 3-1, mathematically conquering the fourth place in the regular season. In the standings only fifth and sixth places remain to be defined with Fakel Novy Urengoy who should be able to keep the one more victory ahead of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.

| Recovery match of Round 13
| March 12
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 3:0 (25:22, 25:22, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Ivovic 14, Kruglov 10, Luburic 9, Savin 8; Masliev 11, Verniy 7, Bogachev 5.

| RESULTS & PROGRAM ROUND 26
| March 12
• Zenit Saint Petersburg – Gazprom Surgut 3:1 (25:15, 25:20, 23:25, 25:19)
Top Scorers: Podrebinkin 15, Kliuka 13, Iakovlev 13, Pashytskyy 10, Camejo 8; Shchakhbanmirzaev 19, Kostilenko 13, Nikishin 12, Chereiskiy 7.

| March 13
• Dinamo Moscow – Dinamo L0 3-2 (25:20, 21:25, 22:25, 25:22, 15:10)

| March 14
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 3:0 (25:19, 25:17, 25:16)
• ASK Nizhniy Novgorod – Kuzbass Kemerovo 0:3 (13:25, 19:25, 23:25)
• Fakel Novy Urengoy – Belogorie Belgorod 3:0 (25:14, 25:17, 25:16)
• Neftyanik Orenburg – Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3:0 (25:23, 25:19, 25:20)

| STANDINGS (updated on March 12)
Dinamo Moscow 62
Kuzbass Kemerovo 58
Zenit Saint Petersburg 55
Zenit Kazan 54
Fakel Novy Urengoy 51
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 50
Ural Ufa 40
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 31
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 32
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 25
Gazprom Surgut 21
Dinamo LO 19
Belogorie Belgorod 17
Neftyanik Orenburg 13