Atom 3-0 Salyut-M in the Championship SFF Center, round 1 at Start, Novovoronezh (3,150 capacity).

Atom won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–W–W), scoring 4 and conceding 4.

Salyut-M won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 11 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 9 times: Atom 8 wins, Salyut-M 0, 1 draw.