Both playoff matches in the women’s championship of Russia finished.
HC CSKA lost with a minimal difference to HC Zvezda in the first half in Zvenigorod, but achieved a victory with a four-goal advantage. Both Yulia Babenko and Alina Sinelnikova from HC Zvezda scored 5 goals and became the top-scorers of the meeting. In the winners, 4 balls are on the account of the right wing Sara Ristovska. The return match will be held on April 27.
HC Astrakhanochka beat HC Kuban in Krasnodar. It’s the 11th consecutive defeat in the championship for the hosts. The left back of HC Kuban Anastasia Shavman is the top-scorer of the match with 8 goals. Sofia Romanenko from HC Astrakhanochka scored 6 balls. The return match is scheduled for April 29 in Astrakhan.
23 April
1/4 finals. The first matches
Zvezda — CSKA — 26:30 (13:12) (Babenko, Sinelnikova — 5 each; Ristovska — 4)
The return match — 27 April
Kuban — Astrakhanochka — 25:29 (13:14) (Shavman — 8; Romanenko — 6, Shichkina, Sivukha — 5 each)
The return match — 29 April
Photo: HC CSKA press
