The final meeting of the preliminary stage in the men’s championship of Russia was completed on Monday.
HC Victor coped with HC Zenit and finished the preliminary stage of the Super League on the third place, ahead of HC CSKA. In the hosts Ivan Pasenov scored 7 goals.
Zenit will play with SKIF, Victor will face Dinamo-Sungul in the quarter-finals.
31 March
Victor — Zenit — 28:27 (18:16) (Pasenov — 7, Turaev — 6; Khmelkov — 5)
Final tournament standings (after 20 tours). 1. Chekhovskie Medvedi — 34 points. 2. Zenit — 32. 3. Victor — 28. 4. CSKA — 26. 5. Permskie Medvedi — 23. 6. Dinamo-Sungul — 22. 7. SKIF — 16. 8. Dinamo Astrakhan — 14. 9. SGAU-Saratov — 14. 10. Akbuzat — 7. 11. Kaustik - 2.

Photo: HC Victor press