The Lavrov’s Cup finished in Stavropol.
HC SGAU-Saratov became the owner of the preseason tournament. Yury Orlov’s team placed higher in the table standings than HC SKIF Krasnodar due to the victory in full-time confrontation.
17 August
Victor — SGAU-Saratov — 26:33 (14:17) (Sazonov, Pilyuk, Borisov, Mazurov — 3 each; Ponomarev — 8, Soroka — 7)
Dinamo (Astrakhan) — SKIF — 26:27 (14:15) (Gumarov — 10, Gordeev, Filtchev — 5 each; Gunin — 7, Pasenov — 5)
Final tournament standings. 1. SGAU-Saratov — 4 points. 2. SKIF — 4. 3. Victor — 2. Dinamo — 2.
The best players of the Lavrov’s Cup:
SGAU-Saratov — Valentin Silko
SKIF — Ivan Pasenov
Victor — Anton Zabolotskiy
Dinamo (Astrakhan) — Andrey Gordeev

Photo: HC Victor press