The match of the 4th tour of B group East Division was held in Moscow.
HC CSKA proved to be stronger than HC Zenit — 29:27. The capital team confidently won the first half with a difference of 4 goals. And during the second half of the meting HC CSKA made everyone nervous, as HC Zenit Saint-Petersburg has reduced the difference in the score to 1 ball a minute before the end of the match.
9 December
B group
CSKA — Zenit — 29:27 (14:10) (Kiselev, Shishkarev — 5 each, Nikolaenkov, Ivanov — 4 each; Lunya — 6, Turaev — 4)
Tournament standings. 1. Meshkov Brest — 6 points (3 matches). 2. CSKA — 5 (4). 3. Zenit — 3 (4). 4. Masheka — 0 (3).
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. Chekovskie medvedi — 6 points (3 matches). 2. Permskie medvedi — 4 (4). 3. SKA Minsk — 3 (4). 4. Gomel — 1 (3).
Photo: HC Zenit press