HC Kuban beat HC Luch in Moscow. The score was equal less than two minutes before the end, but the guests were more successful at the end. Victoria Zhilinskayte became the most resultative player of the meeting.
8 October
Luch — Kuban — 28:31 (12:17) (Valguzova — 6, Chernyaeva — 5; Zhilinskayte — 7, Morozova — 6, Seradskaya — 5)
Lada — Zvezda — 30:28 (15:15) (Malashenko, Fomina — 6 each; Vertushkova — 7, Babenko — 5)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 12 points (6 matches). 2. Astrakhanochka — 11 (6). 3. CSKA — 10 (7). 4. Kuban — 9 (7). 5. Chernomorochka — 8 (5). 6. Lada — 6 (6). 7. Luch — 4 (6). 8. Dinamo-Sinara — 4 (6). 9. Zvezda — 2 (6). 10. AGU-Adyif — 0 (5). 11. Universitet — 0 (6).
Photo: HC Kuban press