Belgorod players weren't considering this match the last fight but Lokomotiv managed to win again. The best in Belgorod team was Alexander Kosarev, the most resulting player of the match. He was the best in serving (4 aces), in blocking (4 blocks), only in attacking Sergey Smirnov from Novokuibishevsk was equal to him - 10 points each, specially for SE-Internet reports Vladimir DAKUS

Oktan tried hard but it's not enough just wishing to win when you are playing against a strong opponent. Only once the players from Novokuibishevsk gained initiative and went forward - 11:10. The coaches of Belgorod team substituted Sergey Tetukhin, who was not in his best form, for Alexander Korneev, and several minutes later the host team led the game again.

The final part of the match was played by the second Belgorod composure - nobody doubted the result of the game. The victory was somewhat saddened by the trauma got by Andrey Egorchev. The injury was not serious, but he is likely to miss the tomorrow's match.

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Lokomotiv-Belogorie (Belgorod) - Oktan (Novokuibishevsk) - 3:0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:17)