In the match of preliminary stage of the men’s championship of Russia in Ufa HC Akbuzat ceded to HC CSKA — 27:36.
The national champions won the third consecutive win in three matches and joined the leaders of the tournament standings.
23 September
Akbuzat — CSKA — 27:36 (11:18) (Nasibullin — 7, Mishin — 4; Kochura, Tokarev — 6 each, Grebenkin, Hiryk — 5 each)
SGAU-Saratov — Chekhovskie medvedi — 28:32 (14:16) (Musaev — 7, Sazonov — 6, Shishkov — 4; Ermakov — 6, Kandybin — 5)
Dinamo-Sungul — Permskie medvedi — 27:40 (9:21) (Demakov — 5, Krivich, Ermakov, Pevelyev — 4 each; Kalugin — 8, Afonin — 6, Semenov — 5, Kovalev — 4)
Tournament standings. 1. Permskie medvedi — 6 points (3 matches). 2. Chekhovskie medvedi — 6 (3). 3. CSKA — 6 (3). 4. SKIF — 4 (2). 5. Dinamo-Sungul — 2 (3). 6. Zenit — 2 (2). 7. Dinamo — 2 (2). 8. Victor — 2 (2). 9. Skif — 0 (2). 10. Kaustik — 0 (2). 11. SGAU-Saratov — 0 (3). 12. Akbuzat — 0 (3).
Photo: HC CSKA press
