Neftyanik Orenburg
Probably the greatest surprise is Ural’s defeat against Neftyanik from the Second division. Ural, the member of Super League, now decreased its chances to past preliminary round after two match days in Pool 2 in Moscow.
Two other surprises happened in Pool 4 in Nizhny Novgorod. Iskra Osintsovo lost to Gazprom Iugra in five sets, while Gubernya beat Enisey in four sets.
Results of Preliminary round of the Russian Cup, Day 2:
Pool 1, Krasnodar
Grozniy (Grozniy) – Belogorie (Belgorod) 0:3 (15:25, 16:25, 22:25)
Lokomotiv Izumrud (Ekaterinburg) – Nova (Novokuybishevsk) 3:0 (25:19, 25:19, 25:20)
Pool 2, Moscow
Dinamo (Moskva) – Yaroslavich (Yaroslavl) 3:0 (25:16, 25:15, 26:24)
Ural (Ufa) – Neftyanik (Orenburg) 2:3 (21:25, 25:19, 27:29, 25:18, 8:15)
Pool 3, Kemerovo
Prikamie (Perm) – Zenit (Kazan) 1:3 (28:30, 17:25, 25:22, 18:25)
Iugra-Samotlor (Nizhnevartovsk) – Oka (Kaluga) 3:0 (25:11, 25:22, 25:18)
Pool 4, Nizhny Novgorod
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut district) – Iskra (Odintsovo) 3:2 (25:19, 24:26, 25:19, 23:25, 15:8)
Guberniya (Nizhny Novgorod) – Enisey (Krasnoyarsk) 3:1 (25:17, 25:19, 23:25, 25:18)
Pool 5, Voronezh
day off