The second finalist of the men’s championship of Russia was defined on Saturday.
HC Chekhovskie Medvedi won in the home match with HC CSKA. But the advantage in one goal wasn’t enough for the team from the Moscow region to reach the final. The capital team goes further and will fight for the title with HC Zenit.
HC Dinamo Astrakhan beat HC Permskie Medvedi in a guest match with a three-goal advantage and will compete for the fifth place of the national championship with HC Dinamo-Sungul. Permskie Medvedi will play with HC SKIF Krasnodar for the 7th place.
3 May
1/2 finals
Return match
Chekhovskie Medvedi — CSKA — 29:28 (15:16) (K.Kotov — 9, A.Kotov, Ermakov — 4 each; Shabelnikov — 5, Shishkarev, Belevtsov - 4 each)
The first match — 28:32
For the 5-8th places
Return match
Permskie Medvedi — Dinamo — 28:31 (15:14) (Ukhvarkin — 7; Shelestyukov — 9, Verein, Gumarov — 5 each)
The first match — 30:28
For the 9-11th places
SGAU-Saratov — Akbuzat — 31:26 (15:13) (Silko — 6, Trofimets — 5; Frolov — 7, Naumuk — 5)
Tournament standings. 9. SGAU-Saratov — 18 points (23 matches). 10. Akbuzat — 10 (23). 11. Kaustik — 3 (22).
Photo: vk.com/mhccska
