Super League-Dmart 2023/24 (women)
3rd round. The fifth game. November 25
SC "Prometey" — VC "Bukovynka" 3-0 (25:18, 25:8, 25:10)
The match against Bukovynka was the final rehearsal for the current champions of Ukraine before the important game of the Champions League. But "Prometey" was still able to focus on its nearest confrontation, beating the Chernivtsi team for the second time in the last three days.
The "red-white" team started the meeting with the main line-up, which, of course, made it difficult for the "Bukovynka" to take revenge for the last defeat. Despite this, they kept a high pace and tried not to let the reigning champions of Ukraine go far away (7:5).
But the game failure happened earlier than probably expected (12:5). There were many spikes in those minutes from the Chernivtsi team, which did not pose any threat to "Prometey". Artem Dyhtiarenko took advantage of two time-outs in a short period of time, insisting on acting more emotionally and aggressively in the attack. The break benefited his wards: the players began to win break points, but the gap was too significant - 25:18.
On the serve of Anastasiia Maievska, the "red and whites" made a spurt at the start of the second set (5:0). Having a comfortable handicap on their side, they acted confidently and loosely, fully controlling the course of the match (16:4). Thanks to the timely substitution of Kateryna Huseinova, "Bukovynka" finally managed to deal with the reception. But after that, the team from Chernivtsi managed to win only three rallies - 25:8.
The beginning of the third set of the meeting in terms of the development of events resembled the first set. After a 10-minute break, Artem Dyhtiarenko's team improved its game in all elements. This allowed them to surpass their last score in points (13:9) even before the middle of the set. However, this did not mean that "Prometey" lost momentum - 25:10.
Starting line-up of SC "Prometey": Milenkovic (11), Drpa (11), Maievska (8), Dorsman (c) (8), Sharhorodska (4), Bukman (13), Niemtseva (l), Vasylieva (l). Substitutes: Danchak (3).
Starting line-up of VC "Bukovynka": Lohmanchuk (6), Starostenko (5), Kaplanska D., Kaplanska M. (2), Cherkashyna (2), Huseinova (1), Rotar (l), Drapak (l). Substitutes: Herasimchuk (2), Zharkova (2), Stravinskaite (2), Dziuba.
