Moscow's "Dynamo" defeated Kazan's "Zenit" away in the opening match of the final series.

      The first match of the final series of the Russian volleyball championship playoffs took place in Kazan. The home team, "Zenit-Kazan," hosted the capital's "Dynamo." The match ended with a victory for the guests, 3:2. The Muscovites won the first two sets (25:21, 25:22), after which the Kazan team managed to turn the game around and took the next two sets (25:14, 25:23). However, in the decisive fifth set, the Dynamo players proved stronger — 15:12. At the same time, Alexey Verbov's team led 11:10 but could not maintain the advantage. The score in the series to three victories is now 1:0 in favor of "Dynamo." The second match will take place on April 23, also in Kazan. Meanwhile, for third place in the Super League, St. Petersburg's "Zenit" and Novosibirsk's "Lokomotiv" are competing (the score in the series is 0:1).

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      Moscow's "Dynamo" defeated Kazan's "Zenit" away in the opening match of the final series. 01:14 22.04.2026 Kazan Vedomosti - Kazan

      "Zenit-Kazan" lost in the first match of the final series. "Zenit-Kazan" lost to Moscow's "Dynamo" in the first match of the final series. 21:46 21.04.2026 IA Tatar-inform - Kazan

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      Konstantin Bryansky and Denis Bogdan on the victory over Kazan's "Zenit." The head coach of Moscow's "Dynamo," Konstantin Bryansky, commented on the victory over Kazan's "Zenit" in the first match of the final series of the Russian championship playoffs (3:2). 00:09 22.04.2026 VK Dynamo - Moscow

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      Novosibirsk's "Lokomotiv" won the first match for bronze in the Russian championship. Our team defeated St. Petersburg's "Zenit" in the first match of the series for third place in the Russian men's volleyball championship playoffs. 07:14 21.04.2026 Gorsite.Ru - Novosibirsk

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