Dinamo-Sinara Volgograd Women — Chernomorochka Women: 23:33, Super League Women

Chernomorochka beat Dynamo-Sinara 33-23 in the Superliga on Friday. The visitors have one foot in the next round of confidence after that sort of performance, though this was only round two of the campaign. To be fair, the hosts had looked decent enough in their opening fixture, but by then the gap was clear enough.

They never got going against a side that turned it around after the break. The old head of Dynamo-Sinara's dressing room will have seen enough to know where the work needs to go. A fourth straight win would have been nice for the guests, but two from two is a start.

Chernomorochka sat fourth with four points from two games, while Dynamo-Sinara remained seventh on two. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the visitors had already proven they should have too much for most opponents this season.

Recent form suggested this was coming. Dynamo-Sinara had lost 27-29 to Zvezda in their previous outing, while Chernomorochka had edged past the same side 33-31. Money has come for the hosts in the transfer window, but it hasn't translated on the court yet.

And here's the thing — the result doesn't change the standings much, but it changes how people talk about this team. Dynamo-Sinara will make life awkward in their next fixture, but they need to find a rhythm that wasn't there today.