HC Rostov-Don defeated the Volgograd club Dinamo-Sinara with a score of 31:18 after a relatively equal score in the first half (17:14) and was the first to reach 30 scored points in the Super League.
9 December
Rostov-Don — Dinamo-Sinara — 31:18 (17:14) (Managarova — 5/5, Shaposhnikova — 4/5; Semina — 5/9, Turusina — 4/5)
Astrakhanochka — Kuban — 26:24 (15:13) (Sharkova — 7/11, Kaynarova — 5/5, K.Ilyina — 3/10; V.Zhilinskayte — 5/8, Savinova — 4/4, Levchina, A.Lebedeva — 4/6 both, Shavman — 4/8)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 30 points (16 matches). 2. CSKA — 25 (15). 3. Astrakhanochka — 25 (17). 4. Chernomorochka — 22 (15). 5. Lada — 21 (15). 6. Kuban — 17 (16). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 15 (16). 8. Stavropolye — 10 (15). 9. Zvezda — 8 (15). 10. AGU-Adyif — 8 (15). 11. Luch — 4 (15). 12. Universitet — 1 (16).
Photo: HC Rostov-Don press