Despite poor financial situation which forced them to left the VELUX EHF Champions League this season, Russian champion, Chekhovskie Medvedi has still something to offer to European handball. That showed friendly match between Russian and Belarussian champion – Medvedi and Dinamo Minsk 30:27 (14:16), in which young team of Vladimir Maximov was led by Zitnikov (9 goals).
“Dinamo” (Minsk) – “Čehovskie Medvedi” (Rossiя) – 27:30 (16:14)
Dinamo: Bogdanov, Pejnovič; Nasarov (1), Rutenko (1), Babičev (3), Bombač (3), Šelmenko, Doroщuk, Nikulenkov (5), Miklavčič (1), Doborac (2), Stecura (2), Ninčevič (3), Bundalo (2), Nahaenko (n.v.), Brovko (4).
Čehovskie Medvedi: Grams, D.Pavlenko, Gruško (n.v.); Kornev (3), Šiškarev (2), Kovalev (6), Černoivanov (2), Bordunov, Makarov (1), Derevenja (5), Ostascenko, Carapkin, Busenj, Žitnikov (9).
