On March 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk region team lost to the team of the President of Belarus with a score of 4:9 (1:2; 0:4; 3:3) in another match of the Fifth Republican Amateur Ice Hockey Competition for the prizes of the Presidential Sports Club, which took place today at the Vitebsk Ice Palace, reports BELTA correspondent. The most productive players of the President's team were Pavel Bely and Sergey Shitkovsky. In the Vitebsk region team, the most productive player was defenseman Ruslan Zhogol. The best players of the match were recognized as the forward of the President's team Sergey Shitkovsky and the forward of the Vitebsk region team Alexander Naydenko. The Republican Amateur Ice Hockey Competition for the prizes of the Presidential Sports Club is one of the most significant competitions among sports amateurs in Belarus. The coverage of all regions of the country, representative team compositions, and a sufficiently high level of skill for amateurs attract more and more fans to the stands, which means that the popularity of hockey and a healthy lifestyle in the country is growing. Andrey Skabelka, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Alexander Andrijevsky, Mikhail Zakharov, formerly legendary professional players, now gladly participate in republican amateur competitions. The organizers of the Fifth Republican Amateur Ice Hockey Competition for the prizes of the Presidential Sports Club are the republican state-public association "Presidential Sports Club", the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, the Association "Belarus Ice Hockey Federation", and the Minsk City Executive Committee. Another match of this hockey tournament will also take place in Vitebsk. On March 17, the local team will play against the team of the Grodno region. -0-

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