Do you remember the game between Dinamo Moscow and Zenit Kazan in the Russian Championship? Dinamo was leading by 2-0, but then Zenit then turned on their engines and won the game by 3-2!
Well, it happened again! This time in the semi-finals of the Russian Cup!
Once again Dinamo Moscow had 2-0… Ivan Zaytsev had his show. Italian star finished the first set with 5 consecutive points (3 aces) and pushed his team from 20:20 to 25:20!!! Then the same player finished the second set with two aces in row. From 23:23 to 25:23!!! But, even his brilliant performance could not help the Moscow side.
Because, from that moment Zenit Kazan started to dominate! Leon, Mikhailov, Anderson… They were unstoppable and tied the score at 2-2 in sets! Tie-break? Zenit escaped to 14:10 and had 4 match-points! Still, there was a bit more drama in this clash.
Dinamo Moscow scored three points in a row and reduced the margin to 14:13, but then Matt Anderson spiked a true volleyball cannonball and finished the game – 15:13, 3-2 for the Kazan squad!
Zenit will therefore meet Belogorie in the big finals of the Russian Cup.
FINAL ROUND / SEMIFINALS
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
Semifinal 1 | 12. 12. 2015 17:00 | Belogorie BELGOROD Lokomotiv BELOGOROD | vs | Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK | 3:1 | 26:24; 25:23; 25:27; 25:15 | ||
Semifinal 2 | 12. 12. 2015 19:30 | Dinamo MOSCOW | vs | Zenit KAZAN | 2:3 | 25:20, 25:23, 23:25, 23:25, 13:15 |
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