Dynamo Moscow defeated Zenit St. Petersburg in the third match of the quarterfinals of the Pari Super League on its site.
In the first set, the blue and white dominate the opponent in all elements, increasing the advantage in the score in whole series. Dynamo players serve powerfully, as well as play variably in attack.
The acting head coach of Zenit Sergio Buzato changes almost the entire six during the game, but this does not affect the course of the game in any way. 25:13 after a successful attack by diagonal blue-white Tsvetan Sokolov.
Otherwise, the second set is formed. Until the middle of it, none of the teams has an advantage in the score, but then Denis Bogdan records two successful actions in a row. First, the player of the blue and white covers the diagonal Zenit Vladislav Babkevich, and then wins a point with a discount on the opponent's side. Dynamo players catch their courage, work desperately on the block and in defense, and then successfully implement the finishing balls.
Konstantin Bryansky's team enters the end with a four-point advantage (23:19) and successfully completes the set, winning the long draw - 25:21 and 2:0 in sets.
In the third game, the blue and white make noticeably more mistakes, and the guests desperately cling to the defense, picking up the most difficult balls in defense. In the attack, the guests have a reliable option for the binder Dmitry Kovalev, the finish player Evgeny Sivozhelez.
The key moment of the game is the episode in which the judges, after a video review, made a very controversial decision regarding the game of Dynamo central blocker Dmitry Zhuk on the opponent's side. Instead of scoring 17:18, Dynamo got three points behind (16:19), and after that they could not catch on to the set - 19:25.
In the fourth game, the nature of the game does not change. Dynamo players continue to make unforced errors, and Zenit punishes the opponent for virtually any oversight.
Towards the end of the game, Bryansky conducts a wide rotation, releasing players Yaroslav Podlesnykh and Nikita Zudin, as well as diagonal Romanas Shkulyavicius, onto the court. The released volleyball players play with great desire, but they fail to turn the tide of the game - 25:18 in favor of the guests, and the meeting goes to a tie-break.
The shortened set becomes the crowning achievement of the entire series. Dynamo's leaders return to the court, and the teams go point to point until the score is 7:6 in favor of the blue and white. At this moment, the blocking Maxim Belogortsev enters the pitch. A powerful serve deprives Zenit of the opportunity to prepare an attack, which leads to Babkevich's mistake. After changing sides, Dynamo wins a few more points thanks to a "block-out" from Semyshev, a first-tempo attack from Ilya Vlasov and a completely crazy Sokolov attack.
Dynamo players do not lose concentration until the very last draw and finish the match with an ace from Semyshev.
15:8 and 3:2 - the blue and white advance to the semi-finals of the Pari Super League.
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