“Probably, it was useful for us to lose a game. We are now standing on the ground. It means we are not that strong. We lost to Zenit St. Petersburg which means there is nothing wrong with that. We played in front of great fans, that created a great atmosphere and it was worth creating a volleyball team in St. Petersburg. Simply, the rival played well…” says Alekno.
Recall that Zenit had a 64-game winning streak, but it ended in St. Petersburg…
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