Russian Cup: Kazan – Dinamo Moscow is the final! Another flop for St. Petersburg

Final Four of Russian Cup in St. Petersburg are scheduled this weekend, on December 25/26.

Zenit Kazan was first finalist thanks to a very convincing 3-0 over a Lokomotiv Novosibirsk without Perrin. Man of the match was outside-hitter Dmitry Volkov, author of 19 points, 63% in attack, 56% efficiency and 2 winning blocks), but all team has worked well in attack (56% and 45% efficiency) and in blocking (9 vs. 5).
Novosibirsk win only from the service line (4 vs. 1, but with 13 errors vs. 11).
Maybe too late the entry into the field of Kruglov (very good 6/8 in attack), while no player among the starters went beyond 40% in attack.

Despite the team is back to full strenght with Poletaev, Final Four hosts Zenit Saint Petersburg remains to 0 titles, heavily defeated by Dinamo Moscow on the other semifinal. Sammelvuo’s side was almost non-existent in first two sets, then fight on the other two, but the rivals were absolutely better and could take their eleventh victory in a row (8th this season) against today’s opponents.
Superiority in all elements, with 54% in attack and 39% efficiency, against 42% in attack and 19% efficiency, 8 aces and 21 errors against 2 aces and
19 errors from the service line, and 14 blocks vs. 10.

On Sunday, Zenit Kazan will play against Dinamo Moscow at 19:00 (Moscow time).

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🏐| Russian Cup 2021/22

| First Semifinal – December 25, 2021

• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Zenit Kazan 0-3 (19:25, 21:25, 22:25)
Novosibirsk: Abaev 0, Rodichev 10, Lyzik 8, Luburic 8, Savin 8, Kurkaev 6, Martyniuk (L); Krivitchenko (L), Tisevich 0, Kruglov 7. Not entered: Chereiskiy, Tkachev, Vlasov, Komarov. Coach: Konstantinov.
Kazan: Christenson 3, Bednorz 8, A. Volkov 9, Mikhaylov 14, D. Volkov 19, Volvich 5, Fedorov (L); Surmachevskiy 0. Not entered:
Poroshin, Berezhko, Shcherbinin, Kononov, Golubev (L), Zemchenok. Coach: Verbov.

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| Second Semifinal – December 25, 2021

Dinamo Moscow – Zenit Saint Petersburg 3-1 (25:16, 25:15, 24:26, 25:19)
Dinamo Moscow: Pankov 6, Semyshev 15, Likhosherstov 9, Sokolov 15, Podlesnykh 16, Vlasov 9, Kerminen (L); Sventitskis 3. Not entered: Shkulyavichus, Baranov (L), Bogdan,
Belogortchev, Dmitriev. Coach: Bryanskiy.
Zenit Saint Petersburg: Kobzar 4, Kliuka 12, Pashytskyy 7, Poletaev 11, Urnaut 6, Iakovlev 10, Grebennikov (L); Kolodinskiy 0,
Voronkov 0, Podrebinkin 0. Not entered: Melkozerov, Tarasenko (L), Ursov, Kosmin. Coach: Sammelvuo.

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| Final – December 26
• Zenit Kazan – Dinamo Moscow 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:23)

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