The national team Simeon Nikolov and Lokomotiv Novosibirsk suffered a second loss in the men's volleyball championship of Russia.
The team led by Plamen Konstantinov lost to Fakel Yamal 1:3 (25:18, 23:25, 19:25, 18:25) in a match from the 12th round.
Nikolov scored only 3 points in the match. Dmitry Lizik was the top scorer for the hosts with 14 points.
For Fakel, Yuri Romano stood out with 24 points.
After the defeat, the team from Novosibirsk dropped to second place in the standings with 30 points from 12 games, while the leader is Zenit Kazan with a point more.
Lokomotiv's next match is on December 13 as a guest of Yenisei.