Zenit Kazan defeated Dynamo (3-1) in Moscow in the third match of the Russian Championship final and ended the series with a score of 3-0.
In the first game, Kazan broke away in two sets on the serves of Mikey Christenson and Dmitry Volkov (11:11-16:12). The American made an ace, Dynamo player Anton Semyshev made a mistake in attack, and then Zenit scored break points through good defense and a more effective attack. Dynamo made four mistakes in attack during the set - two each on the account of Semyshev and Denis Bogdan.
In the opening of the second set, diagonal Muscovite Tsvetan Sokolov was twice blocked (2:4) and lost his place on the court to Romanas Shkulyavicius, with whom the Muscovites quickly took the lead (5:4). In the middle of the game, the Kazan team created a reserve due to defensive saves and successful counterattacks by Volkov - 17:14. The blue and white aggravated their situation after Dmitry Zhuk's out and Bogdan's interception.
A mistake in Artyom Volvich's attack and Bogdan's single block on Maxim Mikhailov allowed Dynamo to get a comfortable advantage
At the beginning of the fourth set, a bright segment was held by Volkov, who scored four goals in a row in attack, including three break goals - 9:4 in favor of Zenit. Konstantin Bryansky's wards failed to win back this gap. Volkov put an end to the match and became the top scorer of the match, scoring 19 points.
Zenit Kazan became the champion of Russia for the 12th time (2007, 2009-2012, 2014-2018, 2023, 2024). For the second year in a row, Kazan beat Dynamo in the final series.
Kazan have won 35 out of 38 matches this season of the Super League. They became the best in the regular season, beat Yenisei in the quarterfinals (2-0), and passed Fakel in the semifinals (3-0).
This season, Alexey Verbov's team has scored a golden hat trick, having previously won the Russian Super Cup and the Russian Cup. Dynamo won the Centennial Cup this season.
The Russian Championship. The final. 3rd match
Dynamo (Moscow, 4) - Zenit-Kazan (1) - 1:3 (20:25, 22:25, 25:17, 20:25)
Bogdan (14), Vlasov (10), Shkulyavicius (10) - Volkov (18), Deru (11), Volvich (8)
The score in the series: 0-3 (0:3, 1:3, 1:3)
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