Zenit also took fifth win in Russian championship. For the first time in domestic league this season, they lost a set. Fakel Noviy Urengoy was the team who took one set from Zenit.
Team from Kazan beat Fakel in four sets 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20). The best scorer was Maksim Mikhailov with 17 points. Sivozhelez finished with 14, while Anderson added 13. Bakun was the top scorer in Fakel with 21.
Results of the fifth round:
Belogorie Belgorod – Kuzbass Kemerevo 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-21)
Zenit Kazan – Noviy Urengoy 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20)
Kharkiv – Yaroslavl 3-1 (28-26, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19)
Lokomotiv -Guberniya 0-3 (26-28, 29-31, 19-25)
Tyumen-TUMGU – Dinamo Krasnodar 0-3 (22-25, 29-31, 18-25)
Prikamiye Perm – Dinamo Moscow 0-3 (17-25, 19-25, 21-25)
Ural Ufa – Gasprom-Yugra 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 14-25)
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