The culmination of the season in the men's Super League-Dmart began on April 5 in Chernivtsi at the completely filled PVLU arena.
As in the previous season, "Epicenter-Podolany" (Horodok) and VC "Prometey" (Dnipro) met in the fight for the title of the best team in the country.
Super League-Dmart 2023-2024. Men Final. First game:
April 5, Friday
VC "Prometey" - "Epicenter-Podolyany" – 3:0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:19)
Score in series: 1-0.
Starting line-up of VC "Prometey": Shapoval (scored 16 points), Shchytkov (1), Teromenko (10), Dryja (3), Stankovic (13), Yereshchenko (10), Brova (l), Boiko (l). Substituted: Yevstratov (0).
Head coach: Flavio Gulinelli.
Starting line-up of "Epicenter-Podolyany": Jorna (scored 9 points), Tervaportti (3), Kavogo (6), Drozd (3), Smoliar (9), Kisiliuk (15), Fomin (l), Zhukov (l). Substitutes: Didenko (1), Finger (2), Sydorenko (3), Nalozhnyi (3), Koval (4), Uryvkin (5).
Head coach: Mauricio Paes.
The start of this principled duel was for the volleyball players of the Dnipro team. The wards of the Italian specialist Flavio Gulinelli were visibly charged for a positive result, and Dmytro Teremenko's ace added even more confidence (6:3). In the game in attack, as they say, Yan Yereshchenko and Dmytro Shapoval were "on fire". Instead, the "bisons" could not yet enter the game properly. Shapoval made an ace (19:14), and Teromenko continued to play effectively in the attack. 25:20 and 1-0 in favor of "Prometey".
In the second set, Podolyany took the lead (5:3). However, the players of Dnipro put pressure on the opponent and, as a result, the Cameroonian attacker Kavogo made two mistakes in a row and the volleyball players in red uniforms became the leaders of the set (10:8). Shapoval's ace and the excellent team play made the advantage of the Prometey almost unattainable (17:11 - 21:15). In the end, the team from Dnipro brought another set into their treasury - 25:18.
After a 10-minute break in the PVLU arena, there was a tense struggle (6:6). The Dnipro players were the first to win break points: Serbian Mihajlo Stanković scored from the fourth zone, and Yereshchenko served an ace (8:6). The Brazilian coach of "Epicenter" Mauricio Paes tried to give instructions to his wards (8:13). Either they did not fulfill them, or the opponent was a little stronger that day (10:15). Flavio Gulinelli's team kept their concentration, attacked coolly and eventually achieved their goal - 25:19 and 3-0.
The opposite player of "Prometey" Dmytro Shapoval received the MVP award. He became the most productive player of this meeting (16 points).
We would like to remind you that the final series of matches will last until three victories of one of the teams.
The second final match will be held on April 7 at 14:00.
Watch online broadcasts of Super League-Dmart matches on the DIVISPORT channel on YouTube or Megogo and Sweet.TV platforms.
