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Zenit passed Yenisei in three matches

The St. Petersburg Zenit in the third match of the 1/4 final of the playoffs on the exit prevailed over the Krasnoyarsk Yenisei-82:55 (21:15, 17:15, 22:14, 22:11).

The most productive
Yenisei: Timofei Gerasimov (15 + 6 rebounds), Vladislav Trushkin (13), Sergey Balashov (11 + 6 rebounds).
Zenith: Alex Poitress (18 + 5 rebounds), Tyson Carter (14 + 6 rebounds + 7 programs), Jordan Miki (11 + 6 rebounds), Sergey Karasev (11).

The course of the game
Zenit protected the home platform and led 2-0 in the series. But if in the first match the difference was 49 points (104: 55), then the second turned out to be much more stressful (83:75).

Most of the starting quarter took place in an equal struggle. The Petersburgers managed to indicate their advantage only under the curtain of the cut, when Jordan Miki was noted by a series of hits. The dominance of Zenit was the dominance of the guests on the selection. After 10 minutes, the blue-white-blue burst forward-21:15.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Zenitites through the efforts of Tyson Carter made an application for the creation of a comfortable detention center, but the Yenisei answered Vladislav Trushkin with productive attacks. As a result, the balance of power has not changed significantly by the great break. The Petersburgers who continued to control the Piters shield did not fly at all because of the arc, but they played another 3 points and led 38:30.

Zenit turned on from the first minutes after the resumption of the game. The St. Petersburgs were reliably in defense, and in the attack they involved the option of Alex Poitress, who was supported by Carter and distinguished from a long distance Sergey Karasev. Having accelerated 12: 4 and pushing the opponent 16 points, the team of Havier Paskual began to play in the corporate pragmatic basketball. Before the final 10-minute guests waged 60:44.

Key moment
In the fourth quarter, Zenit continued to play in a row. After a 3-chip with a folus performed by Denis Zakharov, it became finally clear that the Yenisei would not be able to save the game.

The St. Petersburg club won a series in three matches and became the third semi-finalist after CSKA and Loko.

Hero
Alex Poitress. The Yenisei lost the overall Petersburgers in the overall and athletic “big”. Poitress became the most effective at Zenit (18 points, 7 out of 11 with the game), brought benefits in the selection (5) and was noted by 2 blocks.

Number
23 -The advantage of “Zenith” in the struggle for selection (43-20).

Comments
Yenisei head coach Drazhen Anzulovich:
– Congratulations to Zenit on the victory. If we speak objectively, the level of teams is not comparable. We are not close in terms of players to Zenit players. However, I must thank the players for the efforts, for the struggle they imposed today. We especially need to take into account aggravating circumstances – we did not have enough smart basketball solutions on the site.We also have problems with physical readiness, it is very difficult for some players to play so many matches in a short period of time.

Head coach Zenit Javier Paskual:
-We are very glad that we were able to win this not the simplest series and go to the next round of playoffs. I would like to congratulate the Yenisei and their coach with what work they did this season. Speaking of today's meeting, I am not happy with everything. Step by step, we built the game. In the attack, our percentage of three -point shots did not go in the best way, but most of the game we controlled the selection, made a very small number of errors. But I am pleased with the game of the team in defense. I am very glad that we won and reached the next round.