Zenit Kazan celebrates the New Year with a victory. Part 2

Surgut matches have been tough for the club over past years as Zenit was losing points in four matches against Yugra.

Alexey Cheremisin’s three mistakes allowed his former club to gain advantage in the start of the game – 9:5. However, after the first technical break Kazan club strengthened the serves and gained two-three points on each positioning – 15:25.

In the second set, home team’s play did not improve as returns remained catastrophic. Sivozhelez made three aces, Mikhaylov and Anderson scored one point each on the serves – 13:20. However, Yugra came back due to Teodor Todorov’s efforts to bridge the gap – 20:23. This forced Alekno to take the first time out, after which Anderson and Yakovlev concluded the set with precise shots – 20:25.