Don Podgornoe 3-0 Verkhnyaya Khava in the Voronezh Oblast Championship, round 8.

Verkhnyaya Khava won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 21.

The two sides have met 6 times: Don Podgornoe 5 wins, Verkhnyaya Khava 1, 0 draws.