One match was held on Friday in the women’s championship. HC Stavropolye didn’t score points in the two first tours but showed strong resistance to HC Zvezda (30:31) and HC Lada (22:24) and this time it ceded to HC Astrakhanochkawith a more considerable difference — 28:36.
Among the guests the performance of goalkeepers Arina Prokopyeva, who reflected 40 per cent of throws, and Valentina Degtyareva, who reflected 35 per cent of throws, is worth mentioning.
HC Astrakhanochka secured the decisive advantage in the first half and continues to play in the tournament with a 100 per cent result — three victories in three matches.
15 September
Stavropolye — Astrakhanochka — 28:36 (14:20) (Zotina — 7, Lyzhina — 5, Golets — 4; K.Ilyina — 7, Sharkova — 5, Shinkaruk — 4)
Tournament standings. 1. Astrakhanochka — 6 points (3 matches). 2. Rostov-Don — 4. 3. Lada — 4. 4. CSKA — 4. 5. Dinamo-Sinara — 4. 6. Kuban — 2. 7. Zvezda — 2. 8. Stavropolye — 0 (3). 9. Chernomorochka — 0. 10. Luch — 0. 11. AGU-Adyif — 0. 12. Universitet — 0.
Photo: HC Astrakhanochka press
