In the semi-final confrontation, the Russian athletes were beaten by the Iranian team in a penalty shootout with the score 3:4. In regular time the score was 4-4, the Russians were scored by Andrey Kotenev, Fedor Zemskov (2) and Andrey Novikov. On penalties, attempts by Alexei Makarov and Andrey Novikov failed.
The Russian national team will fight for the bronze medal in the competition with the team that lost in the Belarus-Oman match.
The Games of the CIS countries are held for the second time and take place from August 4 to 14 in Belarus. These competitions are held in an open format with the participation of countries outside the CIS.
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