Super League-Budinvest 2022-2023
Final. The third game
Chernivtsi Arena "PVLU". April 21, 2023
"Epicenter-Podolyany" - VC "Prometey" – 2:3 (18:25, 25:19, 21:25, 25:19, 10:15)
Score in the series: 1-2.
On April 21, in Chernivtsi, the final and uncompromising fight for the title of national champion and, of course, the golden awards of the Super League Budinvest of the 2022-2023 season continued.
The first match ended in favor of the current champion of the country (3:1), and in the second match "Prometey" took revenge (3:2). Therefore, the score in the series was equal: 1-1. This only added intrigue to the third confrontation between the absolute favorites of the 2022-2023 season!
The starting set took place according to the scenario of the "hosts" of the court: the Dnipro players immediately took the lead thanks to a powerful serve, in particular, 4 aces and also the successful attacks (9:6 - 18:12). The acceptance rate among the "red and whites" was also better (67% versus 28%). "Prometey" quickly scored the required 25 points and won the first segment of the game - 25:18.
At the beginning of the second set, the teams exchanged "failures" (9:9) and aces (14:14). The intrigue did not last long: the Podolyany compensated for the lack of effective serving with a stable attack (19:16). As the result, Maksym Drozd made an ace (22:18), and his teammates helped him finish the set with a series of attacks and a block - 25:19.
10 minutes of the break went to the benefit of Andrii Levchenko's players: they were unstoppable on the block, which made it possible to earn a good advantage (6:2). The players of Dnipro did their best to keep it - 25:21 and 2-1 in favor of "Prometey".
The fourth set was equal at first (7:7 – 14:14). Until the moment when middle blocker Maksym Drozd reached the serving zone: he made two aces, and Nikolai Penchev finished another game episode with an attack (17:14). In the end, "bisons" kept this advantage, fulfilling all the instructions of their Polish mentor - 25:19.
And again, an unpredictable tie-break awaited us! The fifth set began with a strong lead by "Prometey" (3:0). The coach of Epicenter - Mariusz Sordyl - immediately had to take a time-out, but even it did not change the situation on the court of the "PVLU" arena (4:0). When changing sides, the Dnipro team continued to be the leaders (8:4). For their part, the Podolyany, although they tried not to give up and continue the resistance, however, it did not give results (11:4). Oleksandr Gladenko put an end to this incredible match with an attack at the first pace - 15:10 and 3-2 in the end.
Now "Prometey" is leading in the finals series (2-1).
Dmytro Shapoval the opposite of Dnipro was the most productive player of the match (22 points).
The MVP award was received by an outside hitter of "Prometey" - Yan Yereshchenko.
Starting line-up of VC "Epicenter-Podolyany": Kisiliuk (scored 20 points), Penchev (9 points), Didenko (2 points), Rohozhyn (4 points), Reich (13 points), Drozd (10 points), Brova (l), Fomin (l). Substitutes: Nalozhnyi (1 point), Tomyn (0 points), Yevstratov (0 points), Sydorenko (0 points), Koval (1 point).
Head coach: Mariusz Sordyl.
Starting line-up of VC "Prometey": Shchytkov (scored 3 points), Shapoval (22 points), Kryvobok (7 points), Veletskyi (5 points), Gladenko (7 points), Yereshchenko (17 points), Boiko (l), Patratii (l). Substitutes: Oleksiuk (2 points), Riabov (0 points), and Yanchuk (0 points).
Head coach: Andrii Levchenko.
The fourth match of the finals series of the Super League-Budinvest will take place on April 23 at 13:00.
