Chekhovskie medvedi scored two points in a match with guests from Saratov with a seven-goal advantage.
HC CSKA experienced difficulties in its start match of the national championship. The hosts managed to break the resistance of HC Kaustik only at the end of the match.
5 September
Chekhovskie medvedi — SGAU-Saratov — 34:27 (14:9) (Aksyukov, A.Ermakov — 6 each, Kornev, Kandybin, Afonin — 4 each; Lukyantsev, Silko — 4 each)
CSKA — Kaustik — 38:35 (18:21) (Shabelnikov — 11, Erkanov — 9, Ionov — 7; Koltsov — 9, Akramov — 8, Ibrakov — 6)
Dinamo-Sungul — Permskie medvedi — 23:25 (13:15) (Pavelyev — 6, Kharitonov — 4; Dzemin— 5, Kamenev, Svistunov — 4 each)
Tournament standings. 1. Permskie medvedi — 3 points (2 matches). 2. Dinamo Astrakhan — 2 (1). 3. Chekhovskie medvedi — 2 (1). 4. Zenit — 2 (1). 5. SKIF — 2 (1). 6. CSKA — 2 (1). 7. Kaustik — 2 (2). 8. Victor — 1 (1). 9. Dinamo-Sungul — 0 (1). 10. Ak Bars — 0 (1). 11. SGAU-Saratov — 0 (2). 12. Academia — 0 (2).

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