Outside hitter Polina Rahimova recorded 20 kills to lead Azerrail past Russian Uralochka, 3-1, on Friday afternoon on the fifth day of the volleyball tournament in Baku.
Uralochka won the first set 25:20 while Azerrail evened the match by taking the second set, 25:20. The host team then held on for a 25:19 victory in the third set before earning the win with a 25:19 fourth set.
Meanwhile, Lokomotiv won the opening set against Rabita, 25:23, but Azerbaijani champions won the next three sets 26:24, 25:20 and 25-11 to defeat Baku rivals, 3-1.
Galatasaray - Zarechie-Odintsovo 1:3 (23:25, 25:20, 18:25, 22:25)Azerrail - Uralochka 3:1 (20:25, 25:20, 25:19, 25:19)
Rabita - Lokomotiv 3:1 (25:23, 24:26,20:25, 11:25)
Polina Rahimova was the Best Scorer and MVP of the day.
