In the men’s championship of Russia meeting in Stavropol HC Chekhovskie medvedi beat HC Victor — 39:30.
The guest success allowed the wards of Vladimir Maksimov to become the leaders of the tournament. The team from Stavropol comes second and is two points ahead of handball clubs CSKA and Permskie medvedi, which played one match less.
4 February
Victor — Chekhovskie medvedi — 30:39 (15:19) (Bolotin — 7, Grebenkin, Karibov — 5 each; K.Kotov — 8, A.Kotov, A.Ermakov, Dzemin — 6 each)
Tournament standings. 1. Chekhovskie medvedi — 24 points (14 matches). 2. Victor — 22 (14). 3. CSKA — 20 (13). 4. Permskie medvedi — 20 (13). 5. Zenit — 13 (13). 6. SGAU-Saratov — 12 (12). 7. SKIF — 11 (13). 8. Dinamo-Sungul — 8 (13). 9. Dinamo — 6 (12). 10. Akbuzat — 4 (13). 11. Skif — 2 (12). 12. Donskie kazaki-UFU — 0 (0).
Photo: HC Victor press
