The first meeting of the 9th round of the men’s national championship was held on Thursday.
HC Victor won a confident victory over HC Akbuzat on its home court. The hosts were leading with a twelve-goal advantage after the first half of the match. Danila Knyazev scored 9 goals.
17 October
Victor — Akbuzat — 38:27 (22:10) (Pasenov — 7, Turaev — 6, D.Ivanov — 5; Knyazev — 9, Gnoevoy — 5)
Tournament standings. 1. CSKA — 14 points (after 8 matches). 2. Victor — 14 (9). 3. Zenit — 12 (8). 4. Chekhovskie Medvedi — 12 (8). 5. SKIF — 9 (8). 6. SGAU-Saratov — 8 (8). 7. Dinamo-Sungul — 8 (8). 8. Permskie Medvedi — 8 (8). 9. Dinamo — 6 (8). 10. Voronezh — 6 (8). 11. Akbuzat — 2 (9). 12. Kaustik — 0 (8).
Photo: HC Victor press