In St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv-Kuban failed to beat Zenit in the fifth match of the United League semi-finals
In the fifth match of the 1/2 finals of the United League, Lokomotiv-Kuban failed to beat Zenit. The meeting took place on the evening of May 16 in St. Petersburg.
The rivals met at the Arena Sports Complex. Zenit took the lead 22:21 in the first 10 minutes. The teams went into the big break with the score 48:43 in favor of the hosts. In the penultimate game segment, the gap between Krasnodar and St. Petersburg increased to 72:61. In the remaining 10 minutes, Lokomotiv-Kuban was unable to change the score in its favor.
The fifth match in the series ended with a defeat for the southerners with a score of 93:80. Earlier , Zenit won twice at home. Lokomotiv-Kuban also managed to win two home victories in the confrontation. Now the score in the series is 3:2 in favor of Zenit.
The teams will meet in the sixth match on May 19. The competition for the final will continue in Krasnodar. The match will take place in the Basket Hall at 20:00. The match that took place in Krasnodar on May 13, which ended with a victory for Lokomotiv-Kuban in overtime, was so exciting that the fans washed it down with Corvalol .
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