After an equal start to the match (5:5), the hosts crumbled under the onslaught of Sergei Savin's serves, who recorded two aces – 13:6. In this segment, Yuri Filippov used both time-outs in an attempt to break the pressure of the guests. However, Nova was unstoppable – Mikhail Pado recorded a straight serve, and Romanas Škuliavičius had incredible attacks – 15:7. Yenisei slightly reduced their mistakes and their deficit – 12:17, but after the coaching break, the Novokuybyshev players continued to pursue their line – 21:13, and they easily won the set with an ace from Pado – 25:15.
The second set started on equal terms, but closer to the middle of the set, the visitors took the lead after two attacks by Vladislav Polochanin. Enisey replaced Konstantin Osipov with Maxim Kreskin (14:16), and with the game changing, the team gave chase, eventually turning the score from 14:18 to 22:19 in their favor. In this game segment, the guests made a lot of mistakes, while Zhiga Stern and Ruslan Galimov scored hard balls for the Siberians. The hosts of the court felt their strength, and Vitaly Fettsov began to score in the attack, so the Krasnoyarsk team did not give up the set – 25:22.
Krasnoyarsk gained the advantage in the third set – 10:7 after a block and sent the opponent to a time-out. Stern increased the gap with two attacks – 12:8, but Polochanin continued to shine in the attack for Novokuybyshevsk, and Romanas Shkuliavichus helped him score points – 12:13. The teams passed the equator of the set, and the Siberians did not allow them to equalize – 19:18. In the end, Yenisei made a block – 21:18, and then Ruslan Galimov made another break in the attack. The hosts of the court kept this advantage, and Novo was hindered by mistakes on the serve. As a result, the Krasnoyarsk team won the set – 25:20.
At the beginning of the fourth set, the guests tried to take the lead – 5:3, but the Siberians equalized with a block – 5:5, and soon took the game into their own hands – 11:8. After a timeout, Nova gave chase, with Nikolai Zubov scoring and catching the Krasnoyarsk team with a block – 10:11. The teams continued to shoot at each other, and Yenisei not only prevented the match from being tied, but also scored a break – 16:13. The hosts made fewer mistakes and continued to hold the lead – 20:16, and then won the game – 25:20.
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