Russia: Zenit Kazan win third big match in a row and prevail over Lokomotiv. Three points also for Dinamo Moscow with Pankov top scorer!

Other two matches of Round 21 of 2021/22 Superliga, who remained without their title sponsor Parimatch a few days ago due to war in Ukraine, were played today.

Zenit-Kazan strengthened their leadership in the competition, and inflicted the only second defeat (3-1, (26:28, 20:25, 25:23, 17:25) to Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. Thus, the team commanded by Aleksey Verbov, the current leaders of the championship, broke away from the closest pursuer, which is exactly the Novosibirsk-side, in the standings at +12. Given they played 2 matches more than Lokomotiv and have to play 5 more matches, Zenit didn’t yet secure the win the regular season but is very close to achieving this result. Prevailing in the 3rd big match in a row (Dinamo Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv, all in the Top-4 at that moment), Zenit Kazan extended their winning streak in the league to 15 games, ending Lokomotiv’s run that consisted of 10 wins in a row.
Maksim Mikhailov was Zenit’s top scorer today with 23 points, including 4 aces (17/24 and 71% in attack!), while Dmitriy Volkov served 5 aces.

On the other match of the day, three points fot Dinamo Moscow, who defeat at home Ural Ufa by 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:13). Surprisingly, top scorer of the winners is their setter, Pavel Pankov author of 12 points, including 7 aces!

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🏐| 2021/22 Superliga Parimatch – Regular Season – Round 21

| March 11, 2022
• Dinamo LO – Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3-2 (25:20, 23:25, 25:22, 23:25, 15:10)

👉🏼 March 12

• Dinamo Moscow – Ural Ufa 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:13)
Top Scorers: Pankov 12, Sokolov 10,
Podlesnykh 7, Semyshev 7; Rybakov 14, Marechal 7, Feoktistov 4.

• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Zenit Kazan 1-3 (26:28, 20:25, 25:23, 17:25)
Top Scorers: Kruglov 13, Kurkaev 10, Savin 10, Perrin 8, Lyzik 6, Luburic 6; Mikhaylov 23, Volkov 18, Bednorz 14, Volvich 6, Volkov 4, Christenson 3.

| March 13
• Gazprom Surgut – Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 2-3 (25:17, 22:25, 19:25, 25:20, 10:15)
• Neftyanik Orenburg – ASK Nizhniy
Novgorod 0-3 (21:25, 20:25, 23:25)
• Zenit St Petersburg – Fakel Novy
Urengoy 3-0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:19)
• Belogorie Belgorod – Kuzbass Kemerovo 3-1 (25:22, 25:20, 22:25, 25:18)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Zenit Kazan 61
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 49
Dinamo Moscow 45
Dinamo LO 37
Zenit St. Petersburg 36
Belogorie Belgorod 28
Kuzbass Kemerovo 27
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 23
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 23
Fakel Novy Urengoy 16
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 17
Gazprom Surgut 16
Ural Ufa 16
Neftyanik Orenburg 5

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