Gubernia Nizhny Novogorod conquered a demanding territory on the most interesting figth in Russian Superlague. The team, led by Nikolay Pavlov and Mikko Esko, overcame Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in three sets, but after thriling buttle in the first and second part. Gubernia eliminated an opponents leader Pavel Moroz and shread its wings called Pavlov, Nikic and Savin. In another game, Fakel Novy Urengoy was not able to catch up Zenit Kazan perhaps due to internal troubles. The coach, Ferdinando De Giorgi, could not rely on two reception stars Michal Winiarski and Alexey Spiridonov suffering from more ore less serious injiries. Zenit closed that match in four sets.
All results of the 5th leg:
Blue Group
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod 0:3 (26:28, 29:31, 19:25)
Best Scorers: Mysin 13, Divis 12, Volvich 8, Zhilin 6, Astashenkov 5; Savin 15, Pavlov 13, Koulechov 11, Nikic 10, Lyamin 6
Prikam Perm – Dinamo Moscow 0:3 (17:25, 19:25, 21:25)
Best Scorers: Zakharov 13, Venno 8, Andreev 7, Safonov 6; Holt 10, Biryukov 10, Tyutlin 9, Markin 8, Shcherbinin 7
Belogorie Belgorod – Kuzbass Kemerovo 3:0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:21)
Best Scorers: Grozer 17, Tetyukhin 11, Ilinykh 10, Muserskiy 8; Yudin 11, Ngapeth 9, Nilsson 9, Nalobin 4
Lokomotiv Kharkhiv – Yaroslavich Yaroslavl 3:1 (28:26, 20:25, 25:18, 25:19)
Best Scorers: Kalandadze 18, Iereshchenko 18, Teryomenko 11, Rudnytskiy 11; Kolesnik 12, Poltavskiy 11, Ivanov 8, Van Dijk 6, Tavasiev 6
Red Group
Tyumen – Dinamo Krasnodar 0:3 (22:25, 29:31, 18:25)
Best Scorers: Idi 14, Egortchev 8, Nosenko 6, Dubovskoy 6; Chervyakov 14, Berezhko 12, Zemchenok 10, Eremin 10, Stokr 9
Ural Ufa – Gazprom Surgut 0:3 (22:25, 21:25, 14:25)
Best Scorers: Andrae 11, Kovacevic 9, Alekseev 9, Samoylenko 6; Cheremisin 18, Rodichev 15, Aleksiev 13, Todorov 6
Zenit Kazan – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3:1 (25:21, 25:23, 19:25, 25:20)
Best Scorers: Mikhaylov 17, Sivozhelez 14, Anderson 13, Volkov 10, Abrosimov 7; Bakun 22, Gutsalyuk 13, Voronkov 11, Titich 9, Vermiglio 0
Shakhtar Soligorsk – Grozny 3:0 (25:22, 28:26, 25:22)
Best Scorers: Audochanka 14, Morozov 12, Levchenko 11, Drapchinskiy 11; Shkulyavichus 16, Parkhomcuk 13, Kutsmus 13, Nikonenko 8
Standing:
RankTeamWin/LossPoints1.Zenit Kazan5/0152.Belogorie Belgorod5/0153.Dinamo Krasnodar5/0154.Dinamo Moscow4/1125.Gubernia Nizhny Novogorod3/2106.Lokomotiv Novosibirsk3/297.Fakel Novy Urengoy3/298.Gazprom Surgut2/389.Lokomotiv Kharkiv3/2710.Kuzbass Kemerovo3/2611.Shakhtar Soligorsk2/3412.Ural Ufa1/4313.Grozny1/4314.Tyumen1/4215.Prikam Perm1/4216.Yaroslavich Yaroslavl0/50Click Here: New Zealand rugby store