Δευτέρα 10 Μαΐου 2010

Rookie Dinamo KRASNODAR finished third in Russian league and qualifies for next European Cups season

Rookie Dinamo KRASNODAR clipped bronze in the Russian Super league and Azeri star Natalya Mammadova stood out as the best scorer of Playoffs series. Being a debutant of the Russian Super league, Dinamo finished third defeating legendary Uralochka EKATERINBURG 3-1 in the series “best of five”.
Before playing Uralochka, Dinamo KRANOSDAR had outclassed Omichka OMSK, which had ended the regular season in third position, finishing 2-1 the series played with the formula “best of three”. After having lost their main setter for injury, Dinamo was outclassed in the first match with Omichka 0:3. In the second the girls of Dinamo defeated Omichka 3-2 and the best scorer of that match was Azeri leader and captain Natalya Mammadova with 36 points. In the last match played at Omichka`s home, Dinamo once again showed a brilliant performance with 34 points scored by Mammadova and a solid paly of Anna Makarova. Dinamo blocked the opponent team 32 times in that match. So KRASNODAR qualified for the semi-final round where they lost to Zarechie ODINTSOVO and then started the marathon for bronze against Uralochka EKATERINBURG. In the first match Uralochka defeated Dinamo Krasnodar 3:0. But Dinamo defeated Uralochka in the next three matches in a row, every time with the same result (3:0) and finally claimed the bronze medal of the Russian Super league.
Azerbaijani star Natalya Mammadova once again was the best scorer of the Russian league. Having already topped the charts in the regular season, Natalya Mammadova booked 203 points in 10 matches of the Playoffs round. Winning bronze in the national league, Dinamo KRASNODAR historically qualified for the next European Cups season and will most probably compete in the CEV Cup.

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