U.S. vs. Russia (Men's bronze-medal match)

[vinnielopes]

We have some early morning volleyball to determine the final spot in the medal podium as the United States plays Russia in the bronze-medal match. Here's what to know about this match and all the links to follow it live: www.offtheblockblog.com/2016/08/olympic-mens-volleyball-medal-matches-to-follow-today/

[Will Rogers Beach]

No one's watching?

[Gilmoy]

2016/08/21 Sun:
Bronze: USA - Russia
03-05 Anderson right seam deep (over triple)
04-05 Holt js overpass Lee kill into Grankin's arms -- above the plane even without a jump! Back-row blocker
05-05 Holt js net?
05-06 Volvich jf, Russell left blocked?
05-07 Volvich jf, Russell left blocked wide
06-07 Mikhaylov D tip short center pancakes late
06-08 Mikhaylov js long
07-08 Russell jf overpass right, Grankin reaches over, gets jousted?
08-08 Russell jf, Tetyukhin tight left blocked way deep
08-09 Tetyukhin js Christenson pokes deep, Kliuka left line
08-10 Tetyukhin js long. Russia challenge ... flattened on
08-11 Tu1

[n00b]

Clearly somebody from the replay truck told Barnett to shut up about the Hawk Eye because he's wrong.

[Will Rogers Beach]

11-8 Russia

[Gilmoy]

08-11 Tetyukhin js, Anderson D line long
08-12 Tetyukhin js, Sander left long diagonal (over 1)
09-12 Lee jf, Kliuka left, Sander left seam, Kliuka left seam, Sander left roll, Kliuka tight left cross roofed (Holt)
10-12 Volkov 1 deep mid-left
10-13 Volkov js overpass, Volvich dunks left
10-14 Volkov js, Sander tight left cross roofed
10-15 Tu2

[Will Rogers Beach]

Passing has been sloppy on both sides.

15-10 Russia

[kokyu]

Aug 21, 2016 7:41:39 GMT -5 n00b said:

Clearly somebody from the replay truck told Barnett to shut up about the Hawk Eye because he's wrong.

I rewatched the first float ace, and that was clearly in as well.

Barneye wants to create doubt for Zaytsev's ace run in the semis.

SORE LOSER.

[kokyu]

So sick of the Russell shankfest.

SPERAW YOU BROUGHT PRIDDY, WHATAYA WAITING FOR?!

[Gilmoy]

10-15 Volkov jf, Holt 1 soft-blocked saved free, Russell bic seam tool left (Kliuka's left wrist)
11-15 Christenson jf long
11-16 Grankin jf, Anderson left seam dug saved (Grankin dive-away scoop save), Russell bic dug over, Christenson kill dug tight, Kliuka tips into antenna
12-16 Volvich 1
12-17 Kliuka jf, Anderson right seam tool deep
13-17 Holt js, Tetyukhin left cross wide
14-17 Holt js, Mikhaylov tight right cross
14-18 Volvich jf, Russell left line dug free, Anderson D line tool Mikhaylov
15-18 Anderson js poor pass 3m off, Volkov 3 right sideline wide?
16-18 js error
16-19 Tetyukhin left cross
16-20 Anderson D seam twice, Mikhaylov left seam roll deep. s/Priddy/Russell/
16-21 jf long
17-21 Lee jf, Mikhaylov D seam roofed (Holt). s/Bakun/Mikhaylov/
18-21 RUS 1 soft-blocked, Priddy bic shanked deep right
19-21 Tr1

[kokyu]

Russia defending like Brazil.

[Gilmoy]

19-21 Lee jf, Kliuka tight left blocked wide left
19-22 Volkov jf, Anderson D blocked back, Sander left over seam
20-22 Kliuka left sharp cross
20-23 Grankin jf, Anderson left deep mid-right
21-23 Sander js, RUS left seam roofed -- out. USA challenge ... just out.
21-24 Kliuka jf, Sander bic deep right
22-24 Tr2

[huskersrule95]

Russia wins first 25-23

USA played better later in set after pretty slow start

[Gilmoy]

22-24 Holt js ace (hits Kliuka's right shoulder twisting away). s/Ermakov/Kliuka/
23-24 Holt js, Tetyukhin left deep cross
23-25. I thought they massively outhustled us on defense, so a close loss isn't a terrible result. Clean up the errors.

[kokyu]

Aug 21, 2016 8:00:01 GMT -5 Gilmoy said:

22-24 Holt js ace (hits Kliuka's right shoulder twisting away). s/Ermakov/Kliuka/
23-24 Holt js, Tetyukhin left deep cross
23-25. I thought they massively outhustled us on defense, so a close loss isn't a terrible result. Clean up the errors.

Alekno with the IMMEDIATE smart sub after Kliuka got aced.