League Cup 2022. Final
Chernivtsi. Arena "PVLU". December 28
"DobroDiy-Meduniversitet-ShVSM" — "Alanta" - 0:3 (21:25, 21:25, 27:29)
VC "DobroDiy-Meduniversitet-ShVSM": Dariia Kovalchuk (4), Anastasiia Kucher (6), Maryna Dehtiarova (8), Valeriia Yakusheva (33), Anastasiia Malysheva (5), Yana Zavala (2), Tetiana Rotar (l) — starting line-up; Diana Kryva (1), Tetiana Sopocheva (l), Vladymyra Pylypenko, Liliia Vabishchevych.
"Alanta": Lidiia Luchko (6), Kateryna Cilchenkova (17), Stanislava Parfonova (3), Mariia Lozinska (6), Mariia Protsenko (6), Yuliia Kaminska (11), Alika Lutsenko (l) - starting line-up; Kateryna Dzendzelovska (1), Varvara Bukatseli.
The final of the Women's League Cup 2022 turned out to be interesting, even despite the fact that only three sets were played. The winner of the trophy is "Alanta", which inscribed its name in the history of Ukrainian volleyball in golden letters.
From the opening minutes, the Dnipro team had problems with blocking Valeriia Yakusheva's shots, which led DobroDiy to a 4:2 lead. The teams demonstrated an excellent pace of play, so the events on the court developed quite quickly. And after successful actions over the net by Stanislava Parfionova, the player of "Alanta" was already celebrating a two-point lead - 7:9.
Gariy Yegiazarov's team skillfully used their attacking potential, alternating zones for final shots. It seemed that the team from Vinnytsia was not ready for such a combination game of their opponents - 11:15. The +4 handicap between the teams continued to hold (16:20). Then Kateryna Silchenkova reminded herself with a block-out, forcing Yuliia Yakusheva to take a 30-second break. After the time-out, "DobroDiy" had a successful reception, and Anastasiia Malysheva went to serve. Two aces of the setter returned the intrigue in the set, but not for long — 21:25.
In the second set, the representatives of Dnipropetrovsk Region increasingly read Yakusheva's game - 2:4. In addition, the Vinnytsia team had a reception error, which caused the other team to have a rush - 4:10. However, further on, "Alanta" for some reason reduced the revolutions, and "DobroDiy" began to use the first pace more, which bore its fruits - 12:14.
After Yuliia Kaminska's mistake, the distance between the clubs was reduced to a minimum — 17:18. Gariy Shamoievich took a time-out, during which he focused the attention of his athletes on the weak game in the attack. The latter heard their mentor, and soon Kateryna Silchenkova put an end to this segment with an ace - 21:25.
The two previous failures in no way affected the psychological state of the Vinnytsia club, which continued to fight for every point - 12:12. The turning point could happen at the equator of the set when "DobroDiy" led by two points. In addition, after several rallies, Anastasiia Kucher developed this success — 17:14. With the efforts of their leaders, "Alanta" managed to turn the tide of the meeting - 18:19. Next, we witnessed the "swings" or "more-or-less" game, and in the end, fortune smiled to the Dnipro club - 27:29.
