Gorkiy vs. Dynamo-LO | HIGHLIGHTS | 23 Round | SuperLeague 2025-2026

The opening set was the longest of the entire match. The visitors took the lead in the first half of the set, when, at a score of 7:7, Dynamo-LO's диагональный Роман Мурашко hit a powerful left-handed serve from the second zone, and then went on to set the ball in play, allowing his team to take the lead at 11:7. The Nizhny Novgorod team quickly equalized the score, including on the serves of the setter Dmitry Filippov, who either forced the opponent to take a free-fall or hit a straight-away serve, resulting in a 12:12 score. It was from this point that an equal struggle began, which continued until the very end of the match. The Sosnovobortsy were the first to reach the set point, after a mistake when the ball was hit into the Gorky net (24:23), but the captain of the Nizhny Novgorod team, Alexander Pyatyrkin, equalized the score with an attack – 24:24. In the struggle for a two-ball advantage, first the Cuban outside hitter of Dynamo-LO, Osniel Mergarejo, hit a perfect shot from the fourth zone, and then Murashko made a successful block – 26:24.

Despite the defeat, Andrey Dranishnikov's team did not give up. The battle continued, but only until the score reached 17:16. After that, Pyatyrkin took over, making a difference in every single play. He first dealt with the opponent's single block attack, followed by a successful passing serve, and then played a defensive role in the next moment, leading to a 20:16 score. The guests' coach, Alexander Klimkin, attempted to disrupt the hosts' winning momentum with a timeout, but the teams only exchanged mistakes on the serve, resulting in a 21:17 score. Following that, Maxim Titov, the central player of the Nizhny Novgorod team, increased the advantage by serving an ace, giving his team a 22:17 lead. In the final set, Sergey Nikitin, a substitute player, came on and earned a set point for his team, regaining the lead from a 24:18 block. In the next set, Artem Dovgan, a forward, delivered a powerful first-tempo hit, resulting in a 25:18 score and a 1:1 tie in the sets.

However, the third and fourth sets were completely under the control of the hosts. The Nizhny Novgorod team outplayed the visitors on the block, managing to cover 9 of their attacks in two sets. Additionally, Gorky's offensive performance was excellent, outperforming their opponents in this aspect. These elements played a crucial role in the Nizhny Novgorod team's victory, with both sets ending in a score of 25:19. Gorky won the match 3-1, marking their first home victory in 2026.

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