Vitebsk hockey players ended their 12-game losing streak

October 10, Minsk / Sergey Vishnevsky - BELTA /. Vitebsk hockey players, having defeated the country's vice-champion Neman Grodno on October 9, broke their 12-game losing streak, which lasted since the start of the 21st Belarusian Open Ice Hockey Championship, BELTA correspondent reports. Vitebsk - Neman (Grodno) - 5:4 (Kornilovich, 7, E. Stepanov, 18, P. Stepanov, 46, in majority, 56, Yadroyets, 55 - Kristek, 36, 52, in majority, Fabush, 43, in majority, A. Usenko, 50). Shots: 24-36 (8-11, 7-7, 9-18). Penalties: 8-8. Goalkeepers: Lukyanov (88.88% saves) - Samankov (59.11; 79.16% saves). In the 52nd minute, the Grodno team, which had been constantly chasing their opponents, managed to take the lead, but at the end of the match, they not only failed to hold onto the winning score but also allowed Vitebsk to achieve their first victory in the current championship. For Neman, this was the second consecutive defeat. Of the other four matches of the 14th round, three ended in routs with a difference of 7 or more goals. Gomel - Junior (Minsk) - 8:1 (A. Kolosov, 6, in majority, Dmitriev, 12, Solomonov, 34, Tsurikov, 36, K. Stepanov, 50, in majority, Stefanovich, 51, Zhidkikh, 53, Suslo, 55 - Kobus, 47). Shots: 53-20 (14-5, 10-9, 29-6). Penalties: 8-12. Goalkeepers: Shabanov, 94.44% saves (Shchepko, 50.10; 100% saves) - Malyutin, 83.33% saves (Petukhov, 40.01; 86.2% saves). Gomel's winning streak extended to 11 games. Metallurg (Zhlobin) - Brest - 7:0 (A. Eliseenko, 3, in majority, Yeremin, 26, Remezov, 40, in majority, Khlebnikov, 44, K. Brikun, 49, in majority, 56, in minority, Dugin, 52, in majority). Shots: 43-7 (9-2, 19-3, 15-2). Penalties: 26-36. Goalkeepers: Grishukevich, 100% saves - Anton Mitskevich (83.72% saves). Zhlobin shot on target more than 6 times more often than their opponent, who troubled Metallurg's goaltender Leonid Grishukevich only 7 times in the entire match. Even if the home team's goaltender had not saved a single one of these shots, Zhlobin, having scored 7 goals, would still not have lost in regulation time. For Metallurg, who have not known defeat since the start of the championship, this was their 12th consecutive victory. Metālu rgs (Liepāja) - Mogilev - 9:1 (Bukarts, 4, 24, in majority 5 on 3, Arturs Mickevics, 5, in majority, Straupe, 8, K. Ozoliņš, 31, Podziņš, 33, Verenis, 35, in majority, A. Kuzmenkov, 44, Gipters, 53 - Ryazantsev, 50). Shots: 35-28 (10-6, 17-8, 8-14). Penalties: 8-12. Goalkeepers: Kalniņš (96.4% saves) - Proskolovich, 25% saves (7.19; 80.64% saves). Mogilev has now lost 9 matches in a row. Khimik-SKA (Novopolotsk) - Lida - 1:2 (Ebert, 33, in majority - Denskevich, 1, Smolin, 35). Shots: 24-26 (7-5, 5-15, 12-6). Penalties: 10-18. Goalkeepers: Artyunsky (59.15; 92.37% saves) - Rogovsky (95.83% saves). Standings: 1. Gomel - 35 points (13 matches; goal difference 76-18) 2. Metallurg (Zhlobin) - 35 (12; 59-14) 3. Neman (Grodno) - 23 (14; 55-33) 4. Lida - 23 (12; 36-35) 5. Metālu rgs (Liepāja, Latvia) - 21 (12; 35-24) 6. Junior (Minsk) - 19 (11; 24-31) 7. Shakhter (Soligorsk) - 17 (12; 42-44) 8. Khimik-SKA (Novopolotsk) - 11 (13; 31-52) 9. Brest - 9 (11; 30-52) 10. Mogilev - 6 (13; 21-59) 11. Vitebsk - 5 (13; 22-69). Top Scorers: Andrey Makrov (Neman) - 20 (10+10) points, Vyacheslav Andryushchenko (Metallurg) - 18 (9+9), Mikhail Stefanovich (Gomel) - 18 (6+12), Alexander Zhidkikh (Gomel) - 17 (6+11), Yaroslav Kristek (Neman) - 17 (6+11), Atvars Tribuncovs (Gomel) - 15 (5+10), Egor Tsurikov (Gomel) - 14 (8+6), Dmitry Igoshin (Metallurg) - 14 (7+7), Andrey Moroz (Khimik-SKA) - 14 (7+7), Denis Tidnyuk (Khimik-SKA) - 14 (4+10), Nikita Remezov (Metallurg) - 14 (3+11). Round 14 matches are scheduled for October 11: Gomel - Brest, Metallurg - Junior, Vitebsk - Lida, Metālu rgs - Mogilev, Khimik-SKA - Neman. -0-