Super League-Dmart 2023/24 (women)
Series for 5-6 places. The second game. April 18
"Regina-MEGU-OShVSM" — VC "Dobrodiy-Meduniversitet-ShVSM" 3-2 (19:25, 25:21, 20:25, 25:20, 15:11)
Antonina Zhuk's wards were able to present their own fans with a victory over "Dobrody" in the series for the 5th-6th places of the Super League-Dmart season 2023/24. So in this duel, everything will be decided only in the third match.
The teams set a high pace right from the start, exchanging effective combinations (7:7). However, with each new rally, the initiative shifted to the side of Vinnytsia team. Thus, after another successful shot by Valeriia Yakusheva and an ace by Anastasiia Kucher, the gap between the sides was four points (9:13). By the end of the set, the "Dobrodiy" only strengthened their leadership — 19:25.
The hosts started the next set better (2:0), but their opponents managed to turn the tide of the match, as it turned out, for a short time (10:12) — Andriana Pavlyk and Mariia Nakoskina restored parity with effective attacks. Next, Anastasiia Zhurska knocked out the opponents from the reception, helping her team make a breakthrough (20:15). In the end, it became decisive in this segment — 25:21.
Despite losing the first two sets, "Dobrodiy" still secured a comfortable handicap (2:6). There were too many mistakes from "Regina" in those minutes. However, they gradually minimized them. Soon, Khrystyna Savchenko broke through the Vinnytsia team's block, thus equalizing the numbers on the scoreboard (7:7). Such a balance lasted almost until the end of the set, where the guests were more successful — 20:25.
Perhaps Yuliia Yakusheva's wards believed in a general triumph too early. After all, in the fourth set, they had little success. For their part, the Rivne team, on the contrary, was motivated to take revenge, because there was nothing to lose - 25:20. As a result, we witnessed a tie-break: there, in a tense struggle, the representatives of Rivne celebrated the victory, which equalized the score in the series — 15:10.
Starting line-up of "Regina-MEGU-OSHVSM": Pavlyk (31), Hriazina (k) (1), Trofimchuk (5), Zhurska (8), Konovalova (3), Savchenko (19), Prokopova (l), Lustiuk ( l). Substituted: Minko (2), Nakoskina (11).
Starting line-up of VC "Dobrodiy-Meduniversitet-ShVSM": Yakusheva (c) (44), Kucher (10), Muzychenko (5), Vorotnychenko (4), Kryva (9), Syriatska (2), Bukatseli (l), Boiko (l). Substitutes: Kostianets, Zavala (5), Kalanchuk, Vabishchevych.
