Kuzbass has strengthen their squad a lot this season but Dinamo Moscow with coach Marichev was too strong for them.
Dinamo Krasnodar dominated Gasprom Yugra away from home and got their first three points of the season. Last season’s vice-champion Ural Ufa, barely got the win at home versus Shaktar Soligorsk and unexpectedly gave up a point. Fakel started the season with a loss at Grozniy.
Today
Kuzbass – Dinamo Moscow 1-3 (18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 22-25)
Tyumen – Zenit Kazan 0-3 (19-25, 22-25, 15-25)
Gasprom Yugra – Krasnodar 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 18-25, 23-25)
Ural-UFA – Soligorsk 3-2 (25-16, 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11)
Grozniy – Fakel 3-1 (27-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14)
Belogorie Belgorod – Lokomotiv Kharkiv (16)
Gubernya – Perm (17)
Sunday
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Yaroslavl (11)
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