Following yesterday’s three matches in Round 27 of the Russian Superliga, the league continued with four games played today.
The top two teams, Zenit Kazan and Dynamo Moscow, each earned three points, leaving the standings unchanged. Zenit Kazan won easily in straight sets (25-21, 25-21, 25-11) against Fakel Novy Urengoy, while Dynamo Moscow needed four sets to secure a victory against Ural Ufa after losing a first set (26-28, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22). Lokomotiv Novosibirsk also earned three points with a straight-set win (25-22, 25-15, 25-20) over Gazprom-Yugra Surgut, and ASK Nizhny Novgorod caused an upset by beating Zenit St. Petersburg 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-11) on their home court.
The round will conclude with tomorrow’s match between Belogorie Belgorod and Kuzbass Kemerovo.
Russian Superliga – Round 27
March 10, 2023
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk vs Nova Novokuybyshevsk 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 27-25)
Neftyanik Orenburg vs Stroitel Minsk 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-22)
Yugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk vs Dynamo-LO 0-3 (23-25, 21-25, 20-25)
March 11, 2023
Ural Ufa vs Dynamo Moscow 1-3 (28-26, 17-25, 22-25, 22-25)
Fakel Novy Urengoy vs Zenit Kazan 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 11-25)
Gazprom-Yugra Surgut vs Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 0-3 (22-25, 15-25, 20-25)
ASK Nizhny Novgorod vs Zenit St. Petersburg 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 22:25, 15:11)
March 12, 2023
Belogorie Belgorod vs Kuzbass Kemerovo
STANDINGS
1. Zenit Kazan 76
2. Dynamo Moscow 73
3. Zenit St. Petersburg 64
4. Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 58
5. Belogorie Belgorod 54
6. Ural Ufa 46
7. Fakel Novy Urengoy 46
8. Dynamo-LO 45
9. Kuzbass Kemerovo 43
10. Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 38
11. ASK Nizhny Novgorod 28
12. Gazprom-Yugra Surgut 26
13. Yugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 14
14. Neftyanik Orenburg 13
15. Nova Novokuybyshevsk 13
16. Stroitel Minsk 7
