In the match of preliminary stage in the women’s championship of Russia HC Rostov-Don beat HC Kuban on the home court — 32:21. The club from Krasnodar was defeated even despite the lower number of losses — 15 mistakes against 16 mistakes made by the hosts.
1 October
Lada — Luch — 40:15 (20:13) (Kishko — 7, Mokat — 5; Makhneva — 10, Valguzova, Makhatadze — 4 each)
Rostov-Don — Kuban — 32:21 (15:9) (Kirdyasheva, Kozhokar — 5 each, Managarova — 4; Shavman — 5, Trukhina, Zhilinskayte — 4 each)
Chernomorochka — Stavropolye — 32:31 (16:14) (Nefedova — 8, Havronina, Krasnova — 4 each; Sivovalova — 11, Zotina — 10, Tishina — 4)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 12 points (6 matches). 2. CSKA — 12 (6). 3. Lada — 12 (6). 4. Astrakhanochka — 8 (5). 5. Chernomorochka — 8 (6). 6. Kuban — 6 (6). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 4 (6). 8. Zvezda — 4 (5). 9. AGU-Adyif — 2 (5). 10. Stavropolye — 0 (6). 11. Luch — 0 (6). 12. Universitet — 0 (5).
Photo: HC Rostov-Don press
