The open volleyball tournament of OJSC "MTZ" among enterprises and organizations of Belarus and Russia has concluded in Vitebsk
The Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Vyacheslav Durnov, took part in the solemn closing ceremony of the competitions.
- Volleyball is a very interesting and democratic game, - emphasized Vyacheslav Viktorovich. - It is gratifying that more and more teams are gathering for this tournament. Yes, amateurs are playing, but they fight on the sports ground with the passion of professionals. It's great that there are so many spectators here, and they actively support the players. And the spectators are representatives of work collectives. It turns out that collectives are united around volleyball - this is wonderful. On behalf of the Regional Executive Committee, I would like to thank the organizers of the tournament, and thank the participants for the beautiful game. And for the vivid sports emotions. The strongest won. But, perhaps, everyone won at this tournament. I am sure that over time the geography of the tournament will expand. Teams from other Russian regions will also join.
In the final match, UP "Vitebskoblgaz" and OJSC "MTZ" met. The Minsk team led for a long time in the first set. But after a time-out, the hosts turned the game around, bringing the set to victory. In the second set, "Vitebskoblgaz" won much more confidently, ultimately winning the match with a score of 2:0.
- The opponent had an unconventional style of play, - commented the winner's player, Evgeny Lyutsky, for "Vitebskiye Vesti". - We didn't adapt immediately.
Thus, "Vitebskoblgaz" won all their matches, taking first place. Throughout the tournament, the winners lost only one set in the match against the team from Samara State Agrarian University.
- The formula for our success is diligent training and a strong desire to win, - said Evgeny Lyutsky. - The team trains 3 times a week for 2 hours. Our team consists of employees from different departments. I work as the head of the material and technical support department. We also have employees from the accounting department, the gas pipeline corrosion protection service, and the subscriber service. We have former professional volleyball players who later transferred to work at "Vitebskoblgaz". Of course, this also helped us win.
The second and third places were taken by the teams of OJSC "MTZ" and RUP "Vitebskenergo", respectively.
The team from Samara finished fourth.
- Of course, we are disappointed with the tournament results, - said SSAU player Alexey Galaev. - We could have played better. But overall, our impressions of the tournament are only positive. We were excellently received in Vitebsk. A beautiful clean city with picturesque streets and architecture. We are also pleased with the high level of competition.