The women and men’s Ukraine Super Cup finals were held in Horodok on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Bukovynka Chernivtsi snatched the women’s crown to celebrate a historic first trophy in the club’s history. They produced a 3-1 (25-16, 17-25, 25-16, 25-12) victory over Balta. Opposite Maryna Fedchuk was Bukovynka’s best scorer of the match with 15 points, while her Balta counterpart Anastasiia Strelbytska topped the charts with 16 points. Bukovynka’s 38-year-old middle blocker Lidiya Luchko (pictured in the main photo with Ukrainian Volleyball Federation President Mykhaylo Melnyk; credits: Ukrainian Volleyball Federation) was named Most Valuable Player (MVP). Individual awards were also presented to Bukovynka’s Stanislava Parfonova for Best Setter, Andriana Pavlyk for Best Outside Hitter and Krystyna Niemtseva for Best Libero, as well as to Balta’s Strelbytska for Best Opposite and Kseniia Ratii for Best Middle Blocker.
Sunday’s men’s final was a straight-set affair. Hosts and defending trophy holders Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok delighted the home crowd with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-20) victory over Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomir to claim the Super Cup crown for the second time. The winners were led by outside hitter Vojin Cacic with 17 points. The MVP award went to Epicentr’s 33-year-old middle blocker Maksym Drozd. His teammates Michal Finger of Czechia, Vitaliy Shchytkov and Oleksandr Boyko earned the individual prizes for Best Opposite, Best Setter and Best Libero, respectively, while Zhytychi’s Yan Yereshchenko and Mykola Rudnytskyy were recognised as Best Outside Hitter and Best Middle Blocker, respectively.
Source: FIVB
