In one to the central matches in the women's championship HC Rostov-Don beat HC CSKA — 26:24 (13:8).
HC CSKA was losing 6 balls in the middle of the second half (20:14), but rushed in pursuit and cut the gap to minus 2 10 minutes before the end of the match. It was a great opportunity to reduce the gap to a minimum, but either Elena Mikhaylichenko hit the crossbar, or failed to outmaneuver Anastasia Kazmenko.
Mikhaylichenko and Kristina Kozhokar became the most resultative players of the match with 9 scored goals, Kozhokar efficiently fulfilled 8 out of 8 7-meter penalty shots.
3 November
Rostov-Don — CSKA — 26:24 (13:8) (Kozhokar — 9, Amelchenko — 4; Mikhaylichenko — 9, Ristovska — 4)
Dinamo-Sinara — Luch — 26:16 (16:9) (Dolmatova — 5, Vasilyeva, Semina — 4 each; Matakhadze — 6, Valguzova — 5)
Astrakhanochka — Chernomorochka — 32:32 (17:12) (Sharkova — 10, Bessalaya — 4; N.Nikitina — 8, Sobina — 6, Khavronina, Nefedova — 4 each)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 20 points (11 matches). 2. CSKA — 18 (11). 3. Lada — 16 (10). 4. Astrakhanochka — 15 (11). 5. Chernomorochka — 15 (11). 6. Kuban — 12 (10). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 11 (11). 8. Zvezda — 8 (11). 9. AGU-Adyif — 7 (10). 10. Stavropolye — 4 (10). 11. Luch — 2 (11). 12. Universitet — 0 (11).
