The “Golden” series started very strong! The main conclusions about the battle “Lokomotiv” – “Dynamo-Kazan”
Elena Kovalenko April 18, 2024, 1:30 PM Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Angelina Lazarenko’s cold block extinguished Ebrard Karakurt’s fierce attack.
Already the first match of the “golden” series between Dynamo-Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Kaliningrad showed that an exciting final of the Women’s Super League awaits us. A real volleyball spectacle! The railwaymen were able to return to the game after two lost matches, which made the fans of the Kazan club quite nervous. But after a tough fight, Zoran Terzic’s team took a step towards a great victory.
Pari Super League – playoffs (w). The end. 1st match
April 17, 2024, Wednesday. 19:00 Moscow time
Dynamo-Ak Bars
Kazan
Locomotive
Kaliningrad region
Dynamo-Ak Bars: Lazarenko, Yunikova, Rakhmatullina, Matveeva, Enina, Pietrini, Bibina, Lukyanova, Anufrienko, Suvorova, Zamanskaya, Sperskaite, Klimets, Martinez
Lokomotiv: Lyubushkina, Sinkevich, Trofimenko, Popovich, Zaitseva, Galkina, Brovkina, Parubets, Filishtinskaya, Krotkova, Tolok, Kostyuchik, Kondrashova, Karakurt
Karakurt vs. Lazarenko
One of the main plots of the final is the confrontation between the two best players in the league: on the one hand, the power of the attack, the best scorer Ebrard Karakurt, on the other, the best blocker in the Super League, Angelina. Lazarenko.
Diagonal Lokomotiv set the bar high from the beginning of the season and continues to maintain it throughout the tournament, and now the Turkish team has 674 points. The Dynamo volleyball player has her own record: Lazarenko has already surpassed 140 hits from her opponents, no one is even close to her.
Ebrard Karakurt vs Angelina Lazarenko
Photo: VK Dinamo-Kazan/VK Lokomotiv
In this match, Karakurt confirmed the title of the best, making 32 attacks out of 62 (52% efficiency), and the extravagance occurred in the fifth set: out of 15 points scored by the team, the Turk scored 12. But the decisive Los attacks fell into a trap at the hands of the Kazan volleyball players. In the end, the Dynamo team managed to put two important “covers” that determined the result of the match. One of the authors of this success was Angelina Lazarenko. The blocker at the end of the match scored 8 points, which is almost half of the blocking of the entire Kazan team.
Which side are the numbers on?
Overall, Blok played a key role in this match (Dynamo Kazan scored 19 points in this match against Loko’s 13). The home team also played a little cleaner, making 16 errors, while the railroaders made almost a complete game: 23 points for their opponents. But the guests were more stable in attack, 48% compared to 39%, and maintained reception throughout the match, showing 47% positivity compared to 33% for Kazan.
Chronology of the first game. What was there anyway?
Lokomotiv made a great comeback, but Dynamo-Ak Bars took victory in a thriller match!
Parubets has not shown yet!
The Kazan Club did not notice the absence of any foreign players in the lineup in the first two sets. Elena Pietrini wore a libero uniform in this match and did not appear on the court. Angelina Sperskaite, who replaced her, looked great, especially in the final period of the game. And the main killer was once again Brielin Martínez. The Dominican scored 29 points.
For Lokomotiv, Karakurt played the role of first fiddle from the beginning, but from the third game Tatyana Tolok took over from the Turkish player, shifting the attack vector in her direction, which made the game easier for the guest setter. and made life difficult for Dynamo. It was thanks to the attacks of two “corners” that the railroaders managed to take the match to the fifth set.
Tatiana Tolok
Photo: VK Lokomotiv
At the same time, the guests can count on the fact that Ksenia Parubets will join the Tolok-Karakurt tandem, and then not even the block will save Dynamo. In the first match, the Loko captain showed only a small part of her abilities, scoring only 5 of the 20 passes directed at her.
Is there enough strength?
Lokomotiv took the thorniest path to the main battle of the season: at all stages of the playoffs, the team played nine games in just three weeks! However, the first match showed that Kaliningrad volleyball players have the strength and character to compete for the main trophy of the season. However, Dinamo Kazan has no intention of giving in. Zoran Terzic’s team will do everything possible to regain the title of Russian champion after a two-year break.
The second game of the final series will take place on Friday, April 19.
