Russia (bbabo.net), - This weekend in St. Petersburg in the "Final Four" format will be played the Russian Cup among men's teams in memory of two-time world champion Konstantin Reva.
The composition of the participants in the decisive stage is quite natural, all the strongest teams at the moment came to the finish line of the struggle for the trophy. This is the reigning champion of the country and last year's Cup winner of the capital "Dynamo", the silver medalist of the Super League St. Petersburg "Zenith", headed by the coach of the Russian national team Finn Tuomas Sammelvuo, the most titled in the post-Soviet history of our volleyball VC "Zenit-Kazan" and Novosibirsk "Lokomotiv".
The "Final Four" was preceded by two preliminary rounds, and the St. Petersburg "Zenith" from participation in the second of them was exempted, as it received the right to organize the main matches of the tournament.
On Saturday, the Ice Palace sports and entertainment complex will host the semifinals: Zenit-Kazan - Lokomotiv Ns, Zenit St. Petersburg - Dynamo M. last season. After all, residents of St. Petersburg and Muscovites played with each other in the previous Cup final, and in the "golden" opposition of the Super League.
If there are no injuries or other force majeure, then now in the compositions of four teams, fans will be able to see all the silver medalists of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last summer. The winner of the trophy will be determined on Sunday, December 26th. As of the 2016/17 season, third-place matches in the men's cup tournament have been canceled. But they remained in the women's drawing.
Where will we watch
December 25, Saturday, Match TV15.40. Lokomotiv (Novosibirsk) - Zenit-Kazan. First semi-final. Live broadcast (with 20 minute preview).
"Match! Country"
19.00. Zenit (St. Petersburg) - Dynamo (Moscow). Second semi-final. Live broadcast.
bbabo.Net