Very interesting start of season in Russia women handball. After two round, current champion, Dinamo Volgograd already miss one point. Surprisinly team of Astrahanocka made a draw 25:25 with famous team and only Russian team in Champions League this season. Former CL finalist (In 2007 they lost against Slagelse), Lada from Togliati lost match of second round in Moscow from domestic Luch 25:27. At the top is Zvezda Zvenigorod with two easy win (Astrahanocka 28:20 and Universitet 53:16)
«Luč» (Moskva) – «Lada» (Togliatti) – 27:25 (18:11)
Spectators : 300
«Luč»: Artюškina, Žogina, Polьšikova; Boйkova – 1, Perepelicina, Artюhovič – 7 (4 min.), Nedopekina – 6, Gudkova, Subbotina – 8/1, Dikalo – 3 (4 min.), Nikišova – 1, Portova – 1 (4 min.).
«Lada»: Erohina, Sidorova – 1; Kolokolьceva – 1, Gorškova (2 min.), Я. Žilinskaйte (2 min.), Dronina – 1, Klimova – 1 (2 min.), Smirnova – 4, Nikitina – 2/1 (2 min.), Bulankina – 2 (2 min.), Garanina – 5, Davыdenko – 6/3 (2 min.), V. Žilinskaйte, Černoivanenko – 2/2 (2 min.), Goršenina.
Standings
| 1 | Zvezda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81-36 | 4 |
| 2 | Rostov na Donu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60-38 | 4 |
| 3 | Luč Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55-48 | 4 |
| 4 | Dinamo Volgograd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63-42 | 3 |
| 5 | Lada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64-47 | 2 |
| 6 | Kuban Krasnodar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46-51 | 1 |
| 7 | Astrahanocka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45-53 | 1 |
| 8 | Kirovcanka SP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40-61 | 1 |
| 9 | AGU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38-62 | 0 |
| 10 | UNI IZHEV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36-90 | 0 |
