On Sunday, teams from Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia - "Zhytychi-Polissia" and VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn-ShVSM-Kolos" met for the first time in the 2023-2024 season at the PVLU arena.
Super League-Dmart 2023-2024
III round. December 3, 2023
VC "Zhytychi-Polissia" - VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn-ShVSM-Kolos" - 3:0 (25:23, 25:17, 26:24)
Starting line-up of VC "Zhytychi-Polissia": Handzii (scored 7 points), Vilimanovic (1), Rudnytskyi (7), Luban (14), Didovic (13), Babic (8), Khvasta (l), Yablonskyi (l).
Head coach: Serhii Tereykovskyi.
Starting line-up of VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn": Lukianets (scored 12 points), Fudar (11), Ratushniak (1), Ivashchenko (1), Yakushenko (2), Chaban (6), Kraevskyi (l), Zelinskyi ( l). Substitutes: Skorbatiuk (0), Hurshal (11).
Coach: Kyrylo Peredrii.
In the opening set, the Vinnytsia players, determined to fight, made a good spurt (3:0 – 5:1). However, "Zhytychi" quickly came to their senses and returned to the game (15:13). Periodically, the score was even (16:16 - 22:22). But in the end, the wards of Serhii Tereykovskyi proved to be more skilled - 25:23.
In the second set, the fight was fairly even (5:5 – 10:10). But at a certain moment, it became difficult for Vinnytsia to cope with the reception, especially with the serves of Mykyta Luban and Artur Handzii (19:13). In the end, "Zhytychi" won the second set as well - 25:17.
Then there was a long break due to an air raid alert and the athletes again spent 1.5 hours in the shelter. After its conclusion, "MHP-Ladyzhyn-ShVSM-Kolos" again tried to impose a fight on the opponent (5:3 - 10:7). They managed this well almost until the end of the set (24:24). However, the serve to the out at the decisive moment and the block of Zhytomyr became the last rallies in this meeting - 26:24 and 3-0 in favor of VC "Zhytychi-Polissia".
The MVP award went to the outside hitter of "Zhytychi" - Mykyta Luban, who scored 14 points and became the most effective player in today's match.
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