Dynamo-Ak Bars records second straight women's league victory

Dynamo-Ak Bars beat Dynamo Krasnodar 3-0 away in the second round of Russia's women's volleyball championship. The Kazan team has won both opening matches, while Krasnodar has lost twice.

The October 9 match in Krasnodar ended with set scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-21, RIA Novosti reported. The visitors' largest margin came in the opening set, which they won by nine points. The gap narrowed to six and then four points, but the hosts could not extend the match.

Both teams are scheduled to play again on October 17. Dynamo-Ak Bars will host Leningradka in the third round, while Dynamo Krasnodar travels to Omichka. Kazan will seek to extend its winning start, and Krasnodar will enter its next fixture after defeats in each of the first two rounds.