All the matches of the game day in the women’s Super League finished.
HC Zvezda beat HC Rostov-Don at home in the first semi-final match despite 10 goals of Julia Managarova.
In the match for 5-8 places HC Kuban achieved an away victory over HC Stavropolye.
16 May
1/2 finals. The first matches
Zvezda — Rostov-Don — 32:27 (18:10) (Egorova — 7, Nikitina, Osipova — 6 each; Managarova — 10)
Lada — CSKA — 31:35 (16:18) (Kirdyasheva — 8, Fomina, Reshetnikova — 7 each; Mikhaylichenko — 10, Murzalieva — 7)
The return matches will be held 20 May.
The first matches for 5-8 places
Stavropolye — Kuban — 25:29 (12:18) (Nefedova — 7; Golub — 7, Sobkalo — 6)
Dinamo-Sinara — Astrakhanochka — 30:26 (12:13) (Semina — 7, Dudkina, Bezbabnyh, Dolmatova — 5 each; Arytyunyan, Shaposhnikova, Shichkina — 5 each)
The return matches will be held 20 May.
Photo: HC Zvezda press