Pavlov was the key player which led Gubernia to victory. He scored 24 points with 60% attack. He was supported well by Ostapenko (12points, 3 aces, 3 Blocks). Spiridonov was the best for Ural with 15 points and 57% attack.
Gubernia Nizhny NOVGOROD – Ural UFA 3:0 (30:28, 25:19, 27:25)
Gubernia: Esko 5, Nikic 9, Ostapenko 12, Pavlov 24, Choulepov 1, Lyamin 1, Petropavlov (L); O.Sychev 3, Savin 5, Shulgin 1, Dranishnikov (L). Non entrati: Tyurin, Egorov. Coach: Konstantinov.
Ural: Falasca 4, Botin 2, Ashchev 3, Vissotto 13, Spiridonov 15, Kazakov 2, Verbov (L); Zhloba 0, Abramov 1, Stepanov (L), Samoylenko 3, Panteleymonenko 8. Non entrati: Maksimov, Alekseev. Coach: Frigoni.
5-8 place
Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK – Kuzbass KEMEROVO 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20)
Top Scorers: Nilsson 14, Biryukov 13, Volvich 10, Zhilin 8; Moroz 12, Andrae 8, Poroshin 8, Tuia 5.
Fakel NOVY URENGOY – Gazprom YUGRA Surgut 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-18)
Top Scorers: Bakun 19, Melnik 15, Astashenkov 11, Titich 6; Aleksiev 9, Parkhuta 9, Leontiev 8, Smolyar 8.
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