Men's Super League-Budinvest 2022-2023

IX round. 8 match

Chernivtsi Arena "PVLU". February 19, 2023

"Barkom-National Team of Ukraine U-18" - VC "Zhytichi-Polissia" – 0:3 (23:25, 17:25, 26:28)

In the final match of the first stage of the championship of Ukraine 2022-2023, the "Barkom-National Team of Ukraine U-18" and VC "Zhytichi-Polissia" met on the court. After the previous match, where MHP volleyball players lost to Reshetylivka (1:3), Serhii Tereykovsky's team had every chance to become third at the end of the regular championship. It was enough for the team from Zhytomyr to win with a score of 3:0 or 3:1.

In the first set, the players of "Zhytychi" became the leaders (17:11). However, the "youth" was not going to give up and thanks to a number of blocks and attacks, as well as mistakes of the opponent, was able to equalize the score (17:17). However, Zhytomyr did better in the end - 25:23.

In the second set, Volodymyr Romantsov's players did not manage to impose a fight at all. Instead, the team from Zhytomyr played confidently and flawlessly - 25:17.

Having rested a little, the volleyball players of the "National team of Ukraine U-18" still tried to win at least one set from their formidable opponent. But experience and a great desire to climb to the third step of the tournament table played a role - 28:26 and 3-0 in favor of "Zhytychi - Polissia".

The most productive player of the match was the player from the "Barkom-National team of Ukraine U-18" Eduard Shteryk (16 points).

The MVP prize was awarded to Denys Hubenko, the attacker of VC "Zhytichi-Polissia".

Starting line-up of "Barkom-National Team of Ukraine U-18": Zelinskyi (scored 3 points), Kravchenko (2 points), Shteryk (16 points), A. Cheleniak (6 points), Shchavinskyi (10 points), Tonkonoh (4 points), Dzhul (l), Boiko M. (l). The following were substitutes: Ye. Boiko (0 points), Kulynchenko (0 points), Svyrydov (0 points), and Chervatiuk (3 points).

Head coach: Volodymyr Romantsov.

Starting line-up of VC "Zhytichi-Polissia": Rudnytskyi (scored 10 points), Bondar (7 points), Luban (14 points), Hubenko (10 points), Kuranov (1 point), Orobko (6 points), Khvasta (l). The following were substitutes: Haidarenko (2 points), and Yablonskyi (0 points).

Head coach: Serhii Tereykovskyi.