Russia: Zenit Kazan destroy Saint Petersburg in big match of Round 21. 3 points also for Krasnoyarsk and Surgut

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4 February 2023 Ivan

Spread on five days, Round 21 of 2022/23 PARI Суперлига мужчины, Russian Superliga, continued today with other three games (the last one, in which Kuzbass Kemerovo will face Nova Novokuybyshevsk is scheduled tomorrow).

In the most interesting clash of the day, Zenit-Kazan has strengthened their leadership in the competition after a clear victory over its namesake in Saint Petersburg – 0-3 (22:25, 24:26, 19:25).
This was the third “Derby of the Zenits“ this season, which saw the giants from Tatarsan region taking revenge on these rivals for a defeat in the first part of the regular season. On the other hand, Zenit St. Petersburg’s crisis has deepened, as the guys commanded by Andrey Tolochko suffered their third defeat in a row, all three coming from direct title contenders (Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, and now also Zenit-Kazan).
Now they are third, and only less than a month ago, they were 18-0 and topped the charts!
Zenit-Kazan’s leadership was strengthened further after their 16th consecutive Superliga victory and their 21st win in a row overall.
Zenit-Kazan’s outside hitter Dmitriy Volkov was the top scorer of the match in front of the rivals’ 7,000 spectators with 19 points, while Belgian Sam Deroo made a 77% of positive reception. Egor Kliuka was the most prolific player on the losing side with 15 points.

In the other games of the day, three points also for Yenisei Krasnoyarsk, who defeat ASK Nizhny Novgorod by 3-1 (25:22, 26:24, 20:25, 25:17), and for Gazprom-Yugra Surgut, who easily defeat Stroitel Minsk with a clear 3-0 (25:22, 25:15, 25:16).

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🇷🇺| 2022/23 PARI Суперлига мужчины | Round 21

| Wednesday | February 1, 2023
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Dynamo-LO 3-2 (23:25, 15:25, 25:16, 25:21, 15:9)

| Thursday | February 2, 2023
• Belogorie Belgorod – Dynamo Moscow 0-3 (13:25, 17:25, 19:25)

| Friday | February 3, 2023
• Yugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk – Neftyanik Orenburg 1-3 (21:25, 25:18, 20:25, 23:25)
• Fakel Novy Urengoy – Ural Ufa 3-0 (26:24, 25:23, 25:23)

👉🏼 Saturday | February 4, 2023
• Yenisei Krasnoyarsk – ASK Nizhny Novgorod 3-1 (25:22, 26:24, 20:25, 25:17)
• Gazprom-Yugra Surgut – Stroitel Minsk 3-0 (25:22, 25:15, 25:16)
• Zenit Saint Petersburg – Zenit Kazan 0-3 (22:25, 24:26, 19:25

| Sunday | February 5, 2023
• Kuzbass Kemerovo – Nova Novokuybyshevsk 3-0 (25:15, 25:21, 25:23)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Zenit Kazan 61
2. Dynamo Moscow 55
3. Zenit St. Petersburg 55
4. Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 41
5. Belogorie Belgorod 38
6. Kuzbass Kemerovo 37
7. Dynamo-LO 36
8. Fakel Novy Urengoy 36
9. Ural Ufa 34
10. Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 24
11. Gazprom-Yugra Surgut 23
12. ASK Nizhny Novgorod 18
13. Yugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 13
14. Neftyanik Orenburg 12
15. Nova Novokuybyshevsk 8
16. Stroitel Minsk 7