The first match of the final series of the national championship finished.
HC Zenit coped with HC CSKA in Saint-Petersburg. In the winners 10 goals are on Oleg Lunya’s account. The second final match will be held in Moscow in a week (22 May).
15 May
Final
Zenit — CSKA — 30:28 (18:15) (Lunya — 10, Iltinskiy — 5; Shishkarev — 9, Shabelnikov — 6, Belevtsov — 5)
The score in the series — 1:0
For the 3rd place
Chekhovskie Medvedi — Victor — 29:24 (19:11) (K.Kotov, Ermakov — 7 each; Pasenov — 7)
The score in the series — 1:0
For the 7th place
SKIF — Permskie Medvedi — 27:27 (15:10) (Dashko — 7; Ukhvarkin — 6)
For the 9-11th places
Kaustik — SGAU-Saratov — 38:33 (20:11) (Kudinov — 9, Svetlov, Koltsov — 7 each, Palashchenko — 6; Gudkov — 10, Salikhov, Molev — 6 each, Dvoryankin — 5)
Tournament standings. 9. SGAU-Saratov — 18 points (24 matches). 10. Akbuzat — 10 (23). 11. Kaustik — 5 (23).

Photo: HC Zenit press