In the battle of the Titans victory went to Vakifbank
Date: 10 February 2015, 23:45
Source: Press service of Dinamo-Kazan
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In the battle of the Titans victory went to Vakifbank

Today Kazan Volleyball Centre St. Petersburg took on its site, without a doubt, the two best teams in the world. In the piggy bank of achievements Dinamo-Kazan and Vakifbank had a several titles of national championships, gold medal of the Champions League, the gold medal of the Club World Cup. The teams played in the final in Baku last year and met again this season.

Dinamo-Kazan blocker Elena Yureva gave rise to the match by the magnificent Ace, but then the teams were neck and neck. None of the them didn't want to give in, the game was a point-to-point. Only after the first technical break Dinamo-Kazan pulled out the victory by the series of successful blocks- 13: 8. Although, it wasn't reduced the intensity of the battle and in a few long rallies fierce the fortune was more favorable to Vakifbank. However, turkish players catched up the rivals only in the end and the fate of the set hung in the balance. But the powerful hits of Ekaterina Gamova and the rolling ball scored by Elena Yureva left the first set for the hostess of the field.

"Play temperature" wasn't on the decrease also in the second set. Both teams tried to make desperate efforts to not give the competitor more than one point. However, these "dog fighting" for bringing down the score knocked the players up. In the game teams made a lot of mistakes that we hadn't seen in the first set. Because of its own faults  Dinamo-Kazan allowed the Turkish team to go ahead in the end, and the competitor did't miss this advantage. Milena Rasic equalized the scores at the set by the series of compelling services.

Evgeniya Startseva won the beginning of the third set by her services- 5:1. However, that gap gave a great motivator for Vakifbank. Turkish team enhanced attack and gradually catched up Dinamo-Kazan, but after fightback, girls could even gain the set.

Dinamo-Kazan started new set with winning - 3:0, but then missed the advantage again. Scenario was the same as in the previous set: Vakifbank attacked as strong as they could and after the second technical break Turkish players took 4 points - 12:16. But winners are grinners. Dinamo-Kazan had its own miracle- Ekaterina Gamova. The stormy, tornado, whirlwind attacks of Ekaterina the Great helped the team to bring the game on a tie-break.

Wonderful services of Carolina Costagrande assisted the Turkish team to lead in the beginning of the fifth set - 0:4. Dinamo-Kazan rushed in the pursuit, but Vakifbank attacked harder. The services of Sheilla Castro became fatal for the game: two aces brought the victory to Vakifbank in the first match of "Playoffs 12 "

Rishat Gilyazutdinov, the head-coach of Dinamo-Kazan:
- Firstly, we were bad at attacking and, of course, we would analyze all the mistakes. When we strengthen this item, the same fourth set will turn for us into the victory. Secondly, we were bad at receiving. It's about the young outside hitter Olesya Nikolaeva, which has appeared today in the starting lineup, but even Viktoria Chaplina, who has came off the substitutes' bench couldn't change the situation. I want to congratulate Vakifbank. I said it before the game and I can say now- it's a great team with a good selection of players and the organization. They have a very high quality of playing.

Giovanni Guidetti, The head- coach of Vakifbank:
- We know that Dinamo-Kazan is a very strong team, we've expected a very strong match. I'm happy that we've won, because we've been great in the fifth set, but I believe that we should play better the fourth set. Of course, if you can't tie women it will always be difficult to play in the key moment, but how we've played in Russian- it's normal. But winning 3:2, losing 3:2 in this system is doesn't matter, the only important thing will be in the second match.

Champions League. Playoff 12. 1st match.
Dinamo KAZAN – Vakifbank ISTANBUL – 2:3 (26:24, 21:25, 20:25, 27:25, 7:15)
10 January. Kazan. Volleyball Center Saint Petersburg.
Referee: Aliyev E. (Azerbaijan). Match time: 2.10 (30+27+28+31+14).
Dinamo KZN: Borodakova – C (9), Yureva (17), Gamova (24), Startseva (2), Del Core (15), Nikolaeva – start six, Ulanova (libero), Ezhova, Malkova, Chaplina, Melnikova.
Vakifbank: Castro (24), Vasileva (6), De Kruijf (9), Rasic (17), Aydemir (3), Costagrande (18) – start six, Örge (libero), Karadayi (libero), Sonsirma – K (8), Akin, Önal.
Points – 101:114, serve – 4:11, attack – 61:61, block – 10:13, reception – 54%:52%, errors – 37:30.

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