Belogorie Belgorod
In the 2nd game the hosts of the Belgorod win over Novosibirsk with the 2nd coach Rifelli since the victory enabled them to avoid Kazan in the semifinals. Decisive moment in the match for the hosts was to win the 3rd set after being at a disadvantage 13-16. Still a great game for Muserskiy, with 16 points 64% in the attack, four blocks and three aces.
Results, standings and schedule
December 26
Group B: Belogorie Belgorod – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3:1 (22:25, 25:17, 29:27, 25:20)
Belogorie: Makarov 1, Fomenko 15, Muserskiy 16, Grozer 11, Ilinykh 13, Kuznetsov 6, Ermakov (L); Zhigalov 7, Kosarev 0, Khtey 1, Tetyukhin 0, Eremin (L). Coach: Chipulin.
Lokomotiv: Butko 1, L.Divis 9, Gutsalyuk 10, Nilsson 20, Biryukov 9, Volvich 10, Golubev (L); Zubkov 0, F.Voronkov 3, Zhilin 2, Choulepov 2. Coach: A.Voronkov.
Classification Group B
Belogorie Belgorod 5
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3
Dinamo Krasnodar 1
Semifinals (December 28)
13.00: Zenit Kazan – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
16.00: Belogorie Belgorod- Dinamo Moscow
Finals (December 29)
13.30: Finale 3°-4° place
16.00: Finale 1°-2° place
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