In the regular confrontation of the 6th round of the Ukrainian volleyball championship, VSC "Bukovyna" and "The team of the Poltava region.-VC "Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany" met.
Super League-Dmart 2023-2024
VI round. January 26, 2024
VSC "Bukovyna" - "The team of the Poltava region - VC "Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany" – 2:3 (16:25, 20:25, 25:23, 25:23, 13:15)
Starting line-up of VSC Bukovyna: Oleksiuk (scored 22 points), Shteryk (18), Riabov (1), (7), Chervatiuk (12), Svyrydov (14), Tonkonoh (6), Patratii (l), Dzhul ( l). Substitutes: Samsonov (0), Shchavinskyi (1).
Head coach: Volodymyr Orlov.
Starting line-up of VC "Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany": Shavrak (scored 18 points), Sotnyk (26), Polishchuk (3), Boiko E. (13), Osypenko (7), Hryuk (9), Boiko M. (l ), Yakovliev (l). Substitutes: Kurlapov (0), Zalizko (0).
Head coach: Serhii Sosnin.
As in most cases, the start of this match was quite even (4:4). By the time the Poltava captain reached the serving area - 2 aces and "Reshetylivka" was already in a lead (11:9). By the way, at the end of the set, he repeated his "two-ace" success (23:15). In the end, 25:16 in favor of Poltava team.
In the second set, the players of Chernivtsi had too many errors on their serve and attack. This prevented them from imposing a worthy struggle on the players of Poltava (13:16). Meanwhile, Serhii Sosnin's wards played well in the "first pace" and did a good job on the block - 25:20.
The third set took place according to the scenario of "Bukovyna", who rested during a 10-minute break and received the following instructions from the Bulgarian specialist Volodymyr Orlov (4:0 - 14:10). However, towards the end, Nik Sotnyk took the traditional responsibility in the attack, he made a maximum effort to equalize the score (19:19 - 23:23). However, the volleyball players from Chernivtsi were the first to score the required 25 points - 25:23.
The fourth set was not final in this match. The Reshetylivka team took the lead from the first rallies (5:1 – 15:12). However, the young and ambitious volleyball players of "Bukovyna" equalized the score (17:17), and then, thanks to the mistakes of the opponent and the good "glider" serve of Serhii Riabov, they turned the tide of the set (20:17). The players of Chernivtsi withstood the onslaught of the Poltava team with incredible efforts and moved the game to a tie-break - 25:23.
In the fifth set, despite the injuries of middle blocker Ruslan Osypenko and setter Illia Polishchuk, the representatives of the Poltava region managed to be more focused and cool-headed (3:0 – 8:5). As a result, 15:13 and 3-2.
The most productive player of the match was the captain of the Poltava team Nik Sotnyk (26 points). He was also recognized as the best player of the match.
Watch online match broadcasts on the DIVISPORT YouTube channel or Megogo and Sweet.TV platforms.