Lokomotiv vs. Zenit | Highlights | Bronze Match (3rd Game) | SuperLeague 2025-2026

Good afternoon, dear fans. We are delighted to welcome you to volleyball. Locomotiv Arena traditionally opens its doors hospitably. And at our start, another match in the series for the bronze medals. Locomotive vs. St. Petersburg Zenit Yes, I think we'll see Vlad in this role again today. The show was being presented. And here's Kazachenkov. And wonderfully! Ilyas with the moving ball. On the pickleball court, he was the fastest and the highest jumper. Ilyas, get into the match, find the right emotions. Then come up with something like that later. Bokshin, discount. Insurance Monique, you're a beauty. Zenit plays really well. Babkевич pulls it out. He once went out to the restroom. Nevertheless, the locomotive takes this point. And here are Kazachenko's emotions. Here he is charging himself right now. Yes, the locomotive started the first round with a good mood. This is also a wonderful occasion from the matches for the "Bronze." Without a doubt. The missed opportunity belonged to Babkевич of Zenit. Lockout Very heavy ball. Very heavy. And he slowed down along the trajectory, of course, Babkевич's jump. But what you noted, Misha, at the very beginning of the game. What jump does Vlad actually have? By the way, I'm curious. Yes, I've already mentioned that. Special support. I think they will certainly take revenge on behalf of their fellow countryman. The only one here today on the site. Two-time Olympic champion. The crowd is especially cheering from the stands. On the other hand, the locomotive is also an interesting team. Even so, they switched pairs of words. Yeah, sure. Vitaly Dikarev serving. His signature move. Wow! It's great how Nikолов played, you could say he completely outmaneuvered Zenit's entire defense. What was that? Indeed, I think so, and we both, from our commentator's standpoint, have thought along these lines. Now Nikolov will play this ball, pass it. Yeah, sure. But Kozeyev is managing the reception. Nicholov to Kurbanov. And this blow is a real one. Yes, the shot didn't go in; Amar missed. Kazachenkov on the hands. That is enough to get off Vladislav's serve. Ilya Kazachenkov emotionally celebrates each point he scores today. Kazachenko had already come in for the strike. You can't change that here either. Ilya with the chicken. From our vantage point, it doesn't seem like the rap jab is actively warming up yet. No, but that doesn't mean that after two diagonal errors they will always shuffle. Serve ace by Babkevich. Another difficult intake again. Barankov. But this incident enraged the locomotive. That's all clear. Flame continues arguing and pointing. We just saw him right now in the picture. Points to himself and says, "I already asked for the request." Shows that the request was asking for it. The request could have come from Sergey Golodin, the first judge. Himself. And do not allow these conversations. If the team captain, he has the right to speak. Nevertheless, a certain distance still needs to be maintained here as well. Probably Babkевич. This is 25 points. Will there be disputes? No. Good one. The serve was quite difficult, though. But Dikarev is correcting himself now. Their mistake two draws ago. It's all straight out of the textbook. The bold volleyball players performed brilliantly. Kurbanov. With the city's capital ambitions. Nikola What about the attack? Locomotive. Babkевич shot Kurbanov. No, I didn't make it. And I thought, could it be they wanted once again to throw the Zintians off balance? To throw them off balance, perhaps. At least externally. Yant accepts. This is a lob shot. Another block again. And insurance. Once again, Babkевич. And this is the platform. There was a touch. Touch, right? Yant simply showed that he went out. The ball did indeed go out, but... Touch, yes, clear. Let's take a look. Well, they must have thought it was out. Yes. They didn't play. Well, if that's the case, then how did he, Babkевич, calculate this trajectory? Oh, Nikolov reaches for the ball. And Kozachenkov. But the reception here is good at "Zenit". Babkевич I couldn't even figure it out. He didn't even realize he needed to dive. Kurbanov wouldn't have been able to do it anymore. From somewhere... In the square of the fourth meter. Far from the net. No tricks again. Third serve. We'll consider it settled, okay? Sure. Here he is playing it again, off-key. Oh, the broadcast is a complete failure. But what... Kozeyrov heard the coach and walked close to the net. Eventually, I pulled out the ball. Sungur is in attack for both teams. Everyone except Babkевич. Yes? Well, everyone. I mean volleyball players. Everything started bustling about like that. All is fair. Oh, how well Nikolov played on the net. Fabulous. I don't even know how you can call this a discount? No, it's a second-touch attack. Yuri Bragin has already come out. Lishnyakov, indeed, not yet. Ara-jab. Ara-jab-to is great right now. He played it straight from the start. Yes, yes, the ara-jab reacted very quickly. And the transmission is successful. I just looked at the Petersburg team She immediately started approaching something toward orbit. But what can be done here? All clear. No, actually everything was played wonderfully. Babkevich did not touch Kurkaev's ball either. Oh, it turns out I was wrong after all. Yes, there was a touch of the block slightly earlier. Indeed, he was serving. All right, it's gathering momentum on that side. We can already see it in almost optimal conditions. Yes, and sometimes there are little mistakes. Good serve and good reception by Kurbanov. And he also finishes the attack. Cosmin Volleyball player Decided to recall football skills. Yes, the volleyball players are playing during their season preparation. Good serving, but not worse than Peter's reception. And Roman Pakshin finishes the attack brilliantly, wonderfully. Yes, but here there's no chance for blockers. For delivery. Locomotive. A nice presentation. Ace, ace. Because the ball flew into the ceiling. What power there was in that serve. What a serious rebound. So, did Lokomotiv have those guys? I think it's the first one. Honestly, I'm just trying to remember like this. He was definitely at Zenit, but in fact, nobody else was there. Vorontkov is serving again roughly into the same area. But this time, the anti-aircraft gunners reacted. I blocked him with a block. He secured himself. Voronkov No. Yes, the ball bounced off the out. Well, Zenit is lucky right now. Actually, the reception was complicated. And that's the point. Earned by luck. Otrok Voronkov The rebound could have been to the court. Service Voronkov About the job. From the back line. Babkevich didn't score. Amar is out. But that's already impossible to catch up to. Yes. Failed to return. Well, it's tough. It was tough here, of course, for Lokomotiv. Of course, I had to return my half, touching it. They're also blocking Ilyas. Setball Yes. Hard. Side attack. Serve to the sideline. Yant. That's all. It's a match ball if not. No, it's beach volleyball. Setball Top grip from the dew. Extracts the 16th zenith number. What is this? Tikarev dashed onto the opponent's side. That's it. Medical personnel arrive immediately here. It seems that... The double-numbered jersey of the St. Petersburg team was held on the knee. Yes, this is Vitaly Tikharev, the central blocker. He's looking right at the ankle. It freezes him right away. Stepped off the path, twisted his ankle. Such an impression. A terrible mess, I remember, there used to be something like this at Lyzik's once. Babkевич carried the hands, yes. Well then, you're caught. Grebennikov, come in. Babkевич Nice, Amar himself covers the block. But here we already have such a jump with deviation, so to speak, 2-1. Follows Peter around. Dmitry Lyzik's performance. Nice serve! That's an ace! Dmitry perfectly executed it right into the corner of the field. Yes, very precisely along the trajectory. Let's take a look at the replay. Good delivery. Kurbanov pulls it out. Kazachenko immediately made an impactful substitute appearance in his first action after coming on. Well, rather, returning to the field after substitution. A good attack along the line. Well, it turns out the replacement of the flame at Voronkov came just in time. Pasha really pulls it off well. Grebenchenko did not survive. Yes, but there was a risk of losing viewers from Semen. Well, he had already dashed off and literally slammed into the advertising billboard. But he decided not to hurt the fans. Ihor Kobzar. 10-9 uses Zenit. A fairly simple presentation. Brazhnyuk. No. Only Grebennik. Look how he dragged himself in defense there. Yang did not score. He shot at Brazyuk. And the latter sees the open space. And Yuri Brazyuk is precisely aiming right there. Yuri's first point in this match. Yes, he replaced Lysik. By the way, Lyzik is coming back right now. Not for the first time in this game. It seems to me that it was like that at the beginning. Dikarev. The first stage is operating at Zenit. Perfect. Simple. There is a remedy from Melkозerov. A. Markurbayev. Beautiful. Powerful. Precise. In short, the perfect conclusion to the attack. Completed the stance; if it was uncomfortable to strike that ball. And here Kazachenko is recharging in the area of the platform. The attack perfectly concludes along the sideline. Locomotive diagonal 18-17. Yuri Brazhnyuk is serving. Sosevich is serving well. It was a very difficult maneuver for the locomotive's driver. Here's the discount from Kozachenkov. Babkевич. With both hands. Well, to be honest, it's rather disorienting, I must say. It would seem not difficult. I was just tossing the ball back and forth over myself. But he was giving it acceleration. This was indeed an attack, not just a mere transfer. The ball ultimately gave Voronkov a chance to play. Another serve by Tisevich. Now Kachenchikov finishes this attack powerfully with a lock strike. Yes, but I think they were already lowering the blocking block there. This is the decisive serve. And this is an error. Ilya failed to bear the burden of responsibility at that moment. At match point, the St. Petersburg team secures the victory with a 25-point score. 25-22. That's correct. We don't have any views, no disputes whatsoever.