21.4.2007
The weakened Czech team lost to Russia in Krasnodar 6 to 62 in strong wind conditions. Halftime 29:0.
Russia 62 (29)
T: Kuzin 2, Galinovskiy 3, Soldatov, Ignatyev, Gresev,
Gvozdovskiy
C: Motorin 4, Ignatyev 2, Kushnarev
P: Motorin
Czech Republic 6 (0)
T: Tomčík 2
Red cards: Prishchepenko (Russia)
Czechs: 1 Benda, 2 Oswald, 3 Šťastný (17 Průša) - 4 Dlouhý, 5 Obr - 6 Hudák, 8 Němeček, 7 Madry (19 Veniger) - 9 Syrový, 10 Krejčí - 11 Nevický, 12 Tomčík, 13 Čamrda, 14 Jursík (21 Vokrouhlík) - 15 Snídal (22 Schlanger) not used: 16 Kafka, 18 Vacek, 20 Dosedla
Russia: 1 Chrokin, 2 Naumenko, 3 Igretsov (18 Prishchepyenko) - 4 Kyselyev, 5 Fedkhenko - 6 Soldatov (19 Myedkov), 8 Gresyev, 7 Fattakhov (17 Matveyev) - 9 Motorin (20 Kurashov), 10 Kushnaryov - 11 Gvozdovskiy, 12 Babayev, 13 Galinovskiy, 14 Kuzin (21 Kobzev) - 15 Ignatyev (22 Timosyuk) not used: 16 Povyesma
The Czechs came to Russia with only 20 players. The bench was filled in by coach Martin Kafka and sporting director Filip Vacek.