Men's Super League-Budinvest 2022-2023
IX round. 3 match
Chernivtsi Arena "PVLU". February 17, 2023

"The team of the Poltava region. VC Reshetylivka" - "Barkom-National Team of Ukraine U-18" – 3:1 (25:17, 27:25, 21:25, 25:22)

We had to start the second game day of the IX round of the Men's Super League-Budinvest late: and all because of a large-scale air alert, which, fortunately, did not last long and ended without the damned missiles in Ukrainian space. Either it was a pause, or they were not in the mood, but the "youngests" were just standing on the court of the "PVLU" arena. Instead, the Poltava players immediately took the lead (4:0) on the serve of their setter Mykola Bovsunovskyi. The advantage of "Reshetylivka" grew also thanks to the mistakes of the "U-18" attackers (10:5 - 14:7). In the end, Oleksandr Frolov's team won the first set - 25:17.

In the second set, the game looked equal: the Lviv players added a little aggression, and the Reshetlylivka players sometimes had a hard time restraining their powerful attacks (14:14). After a series of successful rallies, the "national players" took the lead (18:15), and everything was moving to an even score after the sets, but the experienced captain of "Reshetylivka" Nick Sotnyk was able to turn the tide of the set and win it - 27:25.

After a 10-minute break, the situation repeated itself: U-18 were ahead (16:13), and made every effort not to repeat the experience of the previous set - 25:21.

At the beginning of the fourth set, Oleksandr Frolov's team immediately made it clear that they had no intention of playing a tie-break and losing points (3:0). But even though there were young guys on the other side of the court, they too are already familiar with the word "victory". The team from the Poltava region managed to maintain concentration at the right moment: they focused on carrying out the coach's instructions and won the set - 25:22 and the match with a score of 3:1.

The most productive player was the captain of VC "Reshetylivka" Nick Sotnyk (22 points). He received the MVP award.

The starting line-up of "The team of the Poltava region. VC Reshetylivka": Sotnyk (scored 22 points), Drofa (13 points), Hurshal (10 points), Fedosieiev (10 points), Loitarenko (11 points), Bovsunovskyi (4 points), Yakovliev ( l). The following were substitutes: Ostroumov (0 points), Skorbatiuk (0 points), and Valiaibaba (0 points).

Head coach: Oleksandr Frolov.

Starting line-up of "Barkom-National Team of Ukraine U-18": Dehtiar (scored 3 points), Chervatiuk (5 points), Shteryk (17 points), A. Cheleniak (9 points), Shcherbynskyi (9 points), Svyrydov (3 points), Dzhul (l), Boiko M. (l). The following were substitutes: Tonkonoh (4 points), Kulynchenko (0 points), Boiko (0 points), and Shchavinskyi (5 points).

Head coach: Volodymyr Romantsov.

On Sunday, "Reshetylivka" will play against "MHP" (12:00), and the "U-18" team will face Zhytomyr (15:00).