Zenit Kazan vs. Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit Sankt-Peterburg was the only team not having a negative record against Zenit Kazan this season (2-2 counting all tournaments) but it changed tonight.
The defending champions and also No.1 Zenit Kazan scored a straight-set win over fifth-seed Zenit Sankt-Peterburg at home in Game 1 of the best-of-five 2017/18 Superliga playoff finals. Partially, it was 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
The Cuban Wilfredo León tallied 18 points (2 aces, 3 kill blocks) for Zenit Kazan, while Artem Volvich added 6 kill blocks. In Zenit Sankt-Peterburg, Serbian Dražen Luburić scored 11 points. Artem Zelenkov made 73% reception (11 digs, 45% excellent).
Game 2, in which Zenit Kazan will be the hosts again, is scheduled for tomorrow, April 21.
To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our RUS National Championship 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors page.
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