Sokolova, Kosheleva, Garay & Team Fail Big Time!

So sad for this team.

Russian club team Dinamo Krasnodar spent a lot of money this season by signing Olympic Champion Fernanda Garay, Brazilian setter Fabiola & Cuban spiker Rosir Calderon to join Russian superstars Tatiana Kosheleva and Lioubov Sokolova.

This team became one of the top favorites to win the Russian League crown.

Sadly, their dream to be on top ended yesterday after losing the Golden Set in their quarterfinal match vs Coach Nikolai Karpol’s team, Uralochka.

Match 1: Uralochka 2-3 Krasnodar (21:25, 21:25, 25:20, 25:18, 10:15)

Golden Set: Krasnodar 12-15 Uralochka

Failing to advance to the Final 4 is a huge blow for Sokolova and Team. Their defeat strongly proves that a team may have some of the world’s best players but it doesn’t spare them from any defeat.

So the following have qualified for Russian Super League Final 4:

Dinamo Kazan (Gamova, Del Core)
Dinamo Moscow (Obmochaeva)
Zarechie Odintsovo (Malykh)
Uralochka NTMK

Before we forget, Krasnodar won the 2014/2015 Russian Cup and they have also earned a wild card to compete at the 2015 Club World Champs in May.

There’s still hope for Krasnodar to win a spot for the 2015/2016 Champions League. At this point though, the chances are pretty slim.

Good luck to all teams in the Final 4!