"Zenit-Kazan" defeated "Lokomotiv" in the tiebreak and took a 2-1 lead in the semifinal series.

      The Kazan "Zenit" volleyball players defeated "Lokomotiv" (3:2) in the third match of the semifinals of the Russian championship in Novosibirsk and took a 2-1 lead in the final series. In the opening set, the teams attacked with a 40% success rate and made many serving errors (10-8). In a prolonged finish, the Novosibirsk team saved four set points, but Zenit's diagonal player Maxim Mikhaylov finished the segment with two consecutive accurate attacks — 29:27. At the start of the second set, Simeon Nikolov and Omar Kurbanov disrupted the Kazan team's reception — 7:1. The "Lokomotiv" players made a total of five aces. After Nikolov's second serve went out, the score became devastating — 18:8. The Kazan team struggled in attack (6/21, 29%) and three substitutions did not help rectify the situation. For "Loko," Rajab Shahbanmirzaev replaced Ilya Kazachenko in the diagonal when the score was 7:3. In the third set, the Kazan team pulled ahead on Mikhaylov's serves (11:10 — 14:10), and after the opponents' errors, they increased the lead to +8. Thanks to a high attack efficiency (70%) and a blocking advantage (4-1), the guests secured the set victory. During the fourth set, the Novosibirsk team came back from a -4 deficit (12:16 — 18:18). The Kazan team had a match point, but Kurbanov not only equalized the score but also put his team ahead (25:24). Dmitry Lyzyk found Mikhaylov in reception, who sent the ball to the opponent's side — Fyodor Voronkov scored the transition ball and sent the match to a tiebreak. In the shortened set, the Novosibirsk team failed in attack — four errors and two hits into the block. The Kazan team scored four points through Mikhail Labinskiy, and Mikhaylov finished the match — 15:9.

      "Lokomotiv" made 14 aces during the match (against 4), while the Kazan team had almost twice as many blocks (13-7). The fourth match of the best-of-three series will take place in Novosibirsk on April 12. Start time — 15:00 MSK.

      Russian Championship. Semifinal. Third match "Lokomotiv" (Novosibirsk, 4) — "Zenit" (Kazan, 1) — 2:3 (27:29, 25:13, 20:25, 27:25, 9:15)

      Kurbanov (21), Lyzyk (15), Shahbanmirzaev (11) — Mikhaylov (19), Labinskiy (16), Volkov (9)

      Score in the series: 1–2 (3:2, 1:3, 2:3)

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