Russia - Superliga 2011/2012

Dinamo wins 2nd set 25:21, they were already leading 19:14 and Uralochka could come back again but eventually Dinamo took the set. Both teams make it quite easy for the opponents to block their attacks

Uralochka dominates 3rd set 25:15. They significantly improved block and defense and Estes scored a lot of points in this set.

Dinamo wins 4th set 25:19 (if I counted right, audio of the stream has stopped), so the match goes to tie-break.

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Dinamo wins 4th set 25:19 (if I counted right, audio of the stream has stopped), so the match goes to tie-break.

its pretty annoying that the sound has stopped ...

I think the livestream hates me, because audio went out right after I started watching

Dinamo wins 5th set 15:12 thanks to an unstoppable Natalia Goncharova. Uralochka played really well only in 3rd set, and Dinamo struggled a lot in reception in the whole match.

Day 16 results
Tyumen-TyumGU - Dinamo Krasnodar - 3:1 (25-19,21-25,25-16,25-13)
Avtodar-Metar Chelyabinsk - Samorodok Khabarovsk - 1:3 (25-23,14-25,25-27,22-25)
Fakel Novy Urengoy - Proton Balakovo - 3:0 (25-18,25-23,25-13)
Dinamo Moscow - Uralochka-NTMC Ekaterinburg - 3:2 (22-25,25-21,15-25,25-19,15-13)
Severstal Cherepovets - Omichka Omsk - 0:3 (19-25,14-25,20-25)
Dinamo Kazan - Zarechie-Odintsovo - 3:0 (25-23,25-23,25-19)

I'm still counting - it's 10th in a row Kazan's 3-0 win in Russian league. Quite a dominance. Overall if we don't take into consideration the game vs Prostejov where the second team really played, Kazan hasn't lost a set from 21 of December!

Standings:
1. Dinamo Kazan 40
2. Uralochka Yekaterinburg 34
3. Dinamo Moscow 33
4. Dinamo Krasnodar 32
5. Omichka Omsk 30
6. Proton Balakovo 28
7. Fakel Novy Urengoy 25
8. Zarechie Odintsovo 20
9. Tyumen TyumGU 19
10. Severstal Cherepovets 13
11. Samorodok Khabarovsk 8
12. Avtodor-Metar Chelabinsk 6

How much more Startseva's injury will last? Her lack effected Krasnador so badly

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How much more Startseva's injury will last? Her lack effected Krasnador so badly

Btw it's her 23rd birthday today.
Losev in an interview said that at best she'll play in a month's time. So if Krasnodar will make it to the semis she could play but by the way things are going now, the chances are slim.

So Happy Birthday Evgenia I wish her fully recover.Her teammates need her especially Foluke

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Tyumen-TyumGU - Dinamo Krasnodar - 3:1 (25-19,21-25,25-16,25-13)

Neriman is black cat for Krasnodar.

Tyumen MBs Bruntseva 8 blocks, Fernández 5

Dinamo 18 blocks, Uralochka 16...as I said during the match, both setters made it easy for the opponent's block. Without 3rd set, Estes' stats would probably look quite bad, in that set she was really outstanding.
By the way, one first change Ovchninnikov made in Dinamo game is that when Yaneva and Goncharova are together in front row, Yaneva goes to position 2 and Goncharova to 4 when Dinamo serves. I think in this case it would make more sense to put Grün beside Goncharova, for Yaneva it doesn't make much difference whether she attacks from 4 or 2 but Grün is better on 2 than on 4...

It is said that left-handed spikers play better in the zone 2, and right-handed ones in the zone 4....

It's such a waste to have Akinradewo in Krasnodar.

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It is said that left-handed spikers play better in the zone 2, and right-handed ones in the zone 4....

it is generally so!

but all depends on the player.
when trained as youngsters, players develop a certain way to approach to the spike.
right handed players who play as opposites when young, generally have a certain wide(?) angled approach to a 4 set which makes it easier for the opponent to defend.