Russia: Zenit-Kazan defeat reigning champions Dinamo to extend winning streak to 27 games!

In the derby of Round 19 of 2021/22 Superliga Parimatch, Zenit-Kazan defeated titleholders Dinamo Moscow with a score of 3-1 (18:25, 25:22, 25:16, 25:20) to strength their leadership in the competition. Furthermore, the team commanded by Aleksey Verbov recorded the 27th win in a row in all competitions (and the 13th win in a row in the league), the series that began after the defeat from today’s rivals in the first part of the season, on November 6, the only one in current season!
With this result, the team from Russian capital remained 3rd in the charts.
The top scorer of the match came from the winning side, and it was Dmitry Volkov, author of an amazing performance with 22 points, 55% in attack, 41% efficiency, 4 winning blocks and 2 aces. Very good also Maksim Mikhailov with 16 points, 61% in attack, 50% efficiency, 1 block and 4 aces) and Bartosz Bednorz (14 points, 56% in attack and 44% efficiency).

On the other match of the day the 4th-placed Zenit Saint Petersburg ended their own losing streak of 5 games started on February 12 as they beat Kuzbass Kemerovo in 4 sets.
Nothing different in coach Tolochko’s sextet, still without Urnaut and Poletaev, Kobzar entered only in serving and Ursov was, again, fielded in place of Voronkov. Decisive today Kliuka, author of 19 points, 67% in attack and 63% efficiency).

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🏐| 2021/22 Superliga Parimatch – Regular Season – Round 19

| February 25, 2022
• Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 1-3 (23:25, 21:25, 25:23, 16:25)
• Dinamo LO – ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 3-0 (25:23, 25:19, 29:27)
• Neftyanik Orenburg – Fakel Novy
Urengoy 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 20:25)
• Belogorie Belgorod – Lokomotiv
Novosibirsk 0-3 (23:25, 17:25, 22:25)

👉🏼 February 27

• Dinamo Moscow – Zenit Kazan 1-3 (25:18, 22:25, 16:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Sokolov 16, Semyshev 10, Belgortchev 8, Podlesnykh 8, Pankov 5, Likhosherstov 5; Volkov 22, Mikhaylov 16, Bednorz 14, Volvich 7, A. Volkov 6, Christenson 3.

• Zenit St. Petersburg – Kuzbass Kemerovo 3-1 (15:25, 25:16, 25:23, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Kliuka 19, Podrebinkin 17, Ursov 12, Iakovlev 11, Pashytskyy 5; Papazov 18, Krsmanovic 14, Markin 10, Tavasiev 10, Sivozhelez 8.

| February 28
• Ural Ufa – Gazprom Surgut 2-3 (28:30, 25:22, 18:25, 25:20, 11:15)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Zenit Kazan 55
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 43
Dinamo Moscow 39
Zenit St. Petersburg 36
Dinamo LO 32
Kuzbass Kemerovo 27
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 23
Belogorie Belgorod 25
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 20
Fakel Novy Urengoy 16
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 16
Gazprom Surgut 14
Ural Ufa 13
Neftyanik Orenburg 4

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