Hockey players “Gomel” defeated Novopolotsk “Chemist” in the match of the championship of Belarus

In the next match of the hockey championship of the country, Gomel on the road defeated Novopolotsk Chemist - 5: 0. The team of Vladimir Kopaty won the fourth victory in the current championship and rose to third place in the table, reports sb.by.

The authors of the gate captures were Maxim Voitovich (11th minute), Evgeny Sapelnikov (12), Ivan Ponomartsev (27), Nikita Titov (36) and Vsevolod Gaydamak (54). Of course, it is necessary to highlight the goalkeeper “lynx” Maxim Lubsky, who issued a shutout.

Today, on September 27, it remains to wait for the end of the matches of Lokomotiv (Orsha) - Lida, Brest - Neman (Grodno), Dynamo (Molodechno) - Metallurg (Zhlobin). And tomorrow, on September 28, the program of the seventh round will close with Mogilev – Vitebsk, Aviator (Baranovichi) – Youth (Minsk), Slavutich (Smolensk) – Shakhtar (Soligorsk).

The tournament table is headed by Shakhtar, which has the maximum possible 12 points. The closest pursuers of the Pitmen are Vitebsk (11), Gomel (10), Metallurg (10), Dynamo (9), Slavutich (8) and Brest (8).

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 on 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).

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