The match of the 4th tour of A group East Division was held in Minsk.
HC Permskie medvedi were stronger than local HC SKA Minsk— 35:30. The Russian team took a revenge for the loss in the first round. Then the Minsk team won with a difference of 4 balls (30:26).
9 December
A group
SKA Minsk — Permskie medvedi — 30:35 (15:18) (Belyavsky — 9, Krivenko — 7, Khmelkov — 5; Ryabov — 6, Semenov, Zaytsev — 5 each)
Tournament Standings. 1. Chekhovskie medvedi — 6 points (3 matches). 2. Permskie medvedi — 4 (4). 3. SKA Minsk — 3 (4). Gomel — 1 (3).
B group
Tournament standings. 1. Meshkov Brest — 6 points (3 matches). 2. CSKA — 5 (4). 3. Zenit — 3 (4). 4. Masheka — 0 (3).
Photo: HC Permskie medvedi press