On the third day of the eighth Christmas International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the prize of President of the Republic of Belarus  teams in Group "A" were deciding who would play in deciding games.

Team Belarus and team Russia won their matches on the second day of the 8th Christmas International Tournament of Hockey Amateurs for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus.

8th Christmas International Tournament of Hockey Amateurs for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus started with sensation. Team of the President of the Republic of Belarus didn`t manage to outplay Austrians - 2:2.

Every January in the course of the last eight years eight teams come to Minsk in the winter says between the New Year and the Orthodox Christmas to take part in Christmas International Tournament of Hockey Amateurs for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a vivid and memorable sports festival, and feel the famous Belarusian hospitality.