On International Women's Day, in the first match of the playoff series, the teams that took 4-5 places in the "regular" of Super League-Dmart meet - VSC "Law Academy" from indomitable Kharkiv and Ternopil team "Security Police-ZUNU-Dynamo".
Super League-Dmart 2023-2024. Men Playoffs. The first match in the series (4-5 places):
March 8 (Friday)
"Security Police-ZUNU-Dynamo" - VSC "Law Academy"– 0:3 (17:25, 18:25, 17:25)
Score in the series: 0-1
Starting line-up of "Security Police-ZUNU-Dynamo": Mirchev (scored 7 points), Hlabai (5), Riazanov (4), Kornieiev (3), Bovsunovskyi (3), Onipko (2), Mamchur (l), Makatuha ( l). Substitutes: Ostroumov (5), Horbenko (4), Pasazhin (2), Didukh (1), Uhman (0).
Acting head coach: Volodymyr Mirchev.
Starting line-up of VSC "Law Academy": Tatarenko (scored 6 points), Sukhinin (12), Stebletskyi (7), Arbuzov (8), Fedosieiev (6), Antonenko (7), Perekhodniuk (l), Borisov (l). Substitutes: Kovalov (2), Dehtiar (1), Baran (0).
Head coach: Serhii Kovalenko.
The first set in this duel was held under the complete control of the Kharkiv volleyball players (10:8 – 17:11). The Ternopil players made a lot of mistakes on the serve (10 errors in 1 set), on the other hand, the "lawyers", although they did not perfectly cope with this element of the game, were more skilled in the attack (67% implementation). In the end, 25:17 and 1-0 in favor of Kharkiv.
The second set was very similar to the previous one: Ternopil made mistakes in serving, defense, and attack. In addition to that, the courage and passion of the Kharkiv players were enough to lead throughout the set (4:1 – 18:11). The miracle did not happen and Serhii Kovalenko's wards added another set to their asset - 25:18.
The 10-minute break did not make significant adjustments to the game of any of the teams. Yes, the rallies became more interesting, and the degree of confrontation increased, but the leaders were still the "lawyers" (6:4 - 14:10 - 18:13). The Ternopil players were not destined to catch up with their opponent and impose a tighter fight. 25:17 and 3-0 in the end in favor of VSC "Law Academy".
The most productive player of the meeting was the captain of the Kharkiv team Vitalii Sukhinin (12 points).
The MVP award was given to the middle blocker of Law Academy Vladyslav Antonenko.
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