Grodno “Neman” won a strong-willed victory over “Vitebsk” in the game of the championship of Belarus in hockey

In today's first match in the hockey championship of the country, "Neman" defeated on home ice "Vitebsk" - 5: 3. It's reported by sb.by.

During the match, the Grodno team conceded - 0: 3. However, she showed character and, as a result, issued a strong-willed Victoria.

At the owners of the ice, the authors of the gate captures were Vyacheslav Gretsky (24th minute), German Poddubny (34), Semyon Shapurko (49), Yaroslav Sergievsky (52) and Igor Kozyachy (58), the guests were distinguished by Alexander Kogalev (4) and Eremiy Shumilin twice (11, 16).

Today, November 15, it remains to wait for the end of the matches of Lida - Gomel, Brest - Youth (Minsk), Shakhtar (Soligorsk) - Dynamo (Molodechno). And tomorrow, November 16, the program of the tournament will continue with meetings of Mogilev – Metallurg (Zhlobin), Aviator (Baranovichi) – Chemist (Novopolotsk), Slavutich (Smolensk) – Lokomotiv (Orsha).

The extraliga tournament table is headed by Metallurg, which has 37 points. Next are Slavutich (34), Shakhtar (34), Gomel (33), Dynamo (31), Brest (29), Neman (27), Lida (26), Aviator (23), Vitebsk (20), Mogilev (16), Lokomotiv (13), Youth (11) and Chemist (9).

In the regular season, all teams will play 52 matches. According to the results of the stage of the six strongest squads qualify for 1/4 finals. Participants who finish in places from seventh to tenth will contest two more playoff vouchers in the qualifying round in series to two wins. The playoffs will begin on March 10 and end no later than April 23. At each stage - quarterfinal, semifinal and final - the fight will be fought up to four victories.

Most often in the championship of Belarus in hockey won the Minsk “Youth”, which has 11 trophies. Also in the three most titled teams of the tournament include Grodno “Neman” (7) and Zhlobin “Metallurg” (5).