VC "Prometey" - "Epicenter-Podolyany" – 2:3 (25:19, 25:21, 22:25, 18:25, 11:15)
Looking ahead, let's note that the teams played an incredible match, delighting the TV viewers with high-class men's volleyball.
In the opening set, the audience saw a powerful series of serves from middle blocker Denys Veletskyi, no less powerful attacks from the opposite Dmytro Shapoval, and a series of blocks from the same Dnipro players. "Epicenter-Podolyany" volleyball players tried to resist the hosts, but they could not succeed. As a result, 25:19 in favor of "Prometey".
In the second set, there was a fierce struggle. The teams demonstrated simply incredibly fast volleyball. At first, the Dnipro club led the score (11:8), but then Podolyany were able to earn 5 points in a row (12:11). However, this was the last episode when they led in this segment of the game (14:14). Andrii Levchenko's team gradually gained the points they needed (18:16 - 22:19), and eventually won the second set in a row - 25:21.
Then the more-or-less game began: the teams fought evenly (9:9), then took turns taking the lead (12:9 - 12:14). Later, they again kept an even score on the scoreboard, which created a lot of intrigue in the match (19:19). The end was better played by the players of "Epicenter" - 22:25. The next set was also in favor of the opponent -18:25.
The tie-break began with the opponent leading (1:3). And, unfortunately, the Dnipro team failed to turn the tide of the set - 11:15 and 2-3 in favor of the team from Horodok.
Dnipro team lost to Epicenter for the third time in the matches of the regular championship of Ukraine and remained on the second step of the tournament table.
The opposite Dmytro Shapoval (16 points) became the most effective player in the "Prometey" team.
Starting line-up of VC "Prometey": Shapoval (scored 16 points), Kryvobok (5 points), Veletskyi (11 points), Shchytkov (4 points), Hladenko (17 points), Yereshchenko (15 points), Boiko (l), Patratii (l). Yanchuk (2 points), Tomilin (0 points), and Oleksiuk (4 points) were substituting.
Head coach: Andrii Levchenko.
Starting line-up of VC "Epicenter-Podolyany": Kisiliuk (scored 1 point), Penchev (15 points), Didenko (3 points), Ostapenko (2 points), Reich (19 points), Drozd (18 points), Brova (l), Fomin (l). Nalozhnyi (3 points), Rohozhyn (3 points), and Sydorenko (6 points) were substituting.
Head coach: Mariusz Sordyl.
At this point, the "red and whites" finished the first stage of the championship of Ukraine. And tomorrow they will find out their opponent in the playoff matches.
