Enisey vs. Uralochka-NTMK | HIGHLIGHTS | 26 Round | SuperLeague 2025-2026

Uralochka-NTMK brought a reduced squad of 11 players to Krasnoyarsk, without their leaders. Head coach Mikhail Karpol did not attend the game, and Alexandra Ivanova took charge of the match.

The visitors immediately showed their determination to fight, and Nikolai Vakhrushev had to call an early timeout at 2:4 after two missed aces from Ekaterina Nikitina. Yenisey quickly equalized at 5:5, and the teams played on equal terms. Towards the middle of the set, the Sverdlovsk players took the lead, blocking their opponents three times – 13:9. They continued to maintain their lead – 17:12. The Siberian players gave chase – 18:20, and the block forced their opponents to take a timeout. Uralochka did not let them get closer, confidently completed the set, and won it – 25:21.

At the beginning of the second set, the Krasnoyarsk team immediately took the lead with Tatiana Kostina's ace, leading 6:0. After an early timeout, Alexandra Ivanova's team narrowed the gap to 3:6, but they fell behind again, struggling with the block at 5:12. Yenisei took full control of the game, outmaneuvering their opponents on the receiving end and using the block to catch them, leading 18:8. They continued at this pace until they won the set, 25:14.

The hosts failed to start the third set, once again struggling to cope with Nikitina's aces, which resulted in a 0:5 score. In the middle of the set, Yenisei attempted to catch up, leading 9:12. However, Uralochka refused to let them get closer, and in the second half of the set, they made a significant comeback, scoring 22:12. In the final moments, Yenisei managed to regain four set points, but the deficit was too great to attempt anything more, resulting in a 17:25 score.

The hosts started the fourth set better, 4:1, but immediately lost their advantage, 4:4. By the middle of the set, Yenisei had created a lead, 14:9. After a timeout, Uralochka gave chase, blocking their opponents three times in a short period, 14:15, and soon equalized the score, 16:16. The visitors also took the lead with a block, 19:18, and Nikolai Vakhrushev called for a timeout. After the break, the Siberians organized a set, and then made a breakthrough with Kostina's serves, which resulted in an ace and two passing balls - 23:19. As a result, the Krasnoyarsk team was able to force a tiebreaker - 25:20.

The beginning of the fifth set was played in an equal struggle – 3:3, and then the guests took the lead – 6:3 and 9:4, raising everything in defense and scoring set points. Nikolai Vakhrushev used both time-outs in a short period of time, trying to slow down the opponents. However, Uralochka was already unstoppable – Pavlova was scoring points in the attack, and Nikitina made another ace – 13:6. As a result, the Sverdlovsk women managed to win the match without any problems – 15:7.

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