Super League-Dmart 2023/24 (women)
VIII round. The first game. February 2
VC "Bukovynka" — "Regina-MEGU-OSHVSM" 3-0 (25:16, 25:22, 25:20)
The wards of Artem Dyhtiarenko won a convincing victory over the players of "Regina" in the debut match of the 8th round of the Super League-Dmart 2023/24. This success allowed "Bukovynka" to almost come close to "Alanta" in the standings, but the Dnipro team still have two matches in reserve.
On the serve of Kateryna Huseinova, who appeared at the start for the first time in a long time, the Chernivtsi team organized a solid rush (4:0). Soon the game leveled out, and after a successfully organized block of the Rivne team, the score on the scoreboard became even (7:7).
Then the so-called "swings" began to occur: Artem Dyhtiarenko's athletes constantly broke away, and the rivals caught up. However, it was like that until some time: when the Bukovynka minimized the number of their errors in the attack, everything radically changed in their favor - 25:16.
"Bukovynka" seized the initiative in the next set as well. We should note the successful serves of the players of this team, who repeatedly knocked out the representatives of "Regina" from the reception. At the same time, they regularly earned aces, for example, Polina Herasymchuk (10:7).
But the comfortable advantage played an evil joke with the Chernivtsi team, who lost their concentration for a moment and allowed the opponent to restore parity (12:12). Dyhtiarenko responded with a timeout. During the break, the coach asked the players to regain control of the game and make timely decisions. As a result, they succeeded - 25:22.
The beginning of the final set in terms of the development of events resembled the first. Mariia Nakoskina and other scorers of "Regina" could not feel their rhythm in attack in those minutes (8:3). However, this team was able to compensate for this deficiency with successful actions in defense.
Subsequently, Khrystyna Savchenko's powerful service brought the Rivne team forward for the first time in this match (10:11). The latter were in that status for a short time. The functions of the leader of "Bukovynka" were taken over by Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk, who was unstoppable in attack. It was the opposite herself who put an end to the confrontation - 25:20.
Starting line-up of VC "Bukovynka": Lohmanchuk (15), Starostenko (7), D. Kaplanska (10), M. Kaplanska (7), Cherkashyna, Huseinova (2), Rotar (l), Drapak (l). Substitutes: Herasymchuk (9), Dziuba (4).
Starting line-up of "Regina-MEGU-OSHVSM": Pavlyk (9), Hriazina (3), Trofimchuk (4), Zhurska (6), Nakoskina (7), Savchenko (2), Prokopova (l), Lustiuk (l). Substitutes: Berezniuk.
