Sibirskie Snaipery vs Krasnoyarskie Rysi

Krasnoyarskie Rysi started the sharper of the two sides. Nikita Minin opened the scoring at 12:53 of the first period, converting a pass from Matvei Orlov to make it 1-0. Less than two minutes later, Dmitry Semenonok doubled the lead at 14:46, finishing off a move orchestrated by Maxim Kotov and Sergei Chekmaryov.

Snaipery pulled one back before the first intermission. Anatoly Polezhaev struck at 17:13, set up by Yanush Kheibatov and Yegor Bondar, making it 2-1 after 20 minutes.

The hosts carried momentum into the second period. Mikhail Krutokhvostov levelled the scores at 2-2 at 15:33, assisted by Ivan Kokorev. The period ended with no further scoring, setting up a tense third frame.

Both teams traded chances in the third period but neither could break the deadlock, sending the game to 3-on-3 overtime.

Yegor Bondar put Snaipery ahead for the first time in the match at 3:17 of OT, with helpers from Fyodor Gorshkov and Artyom Gorbunov. The home bench erupted, sensing a hard-fought victory.

But Krasnoyarskie Rysi refused to fold. Semyon Cherkasov struck back just 90 seconds later at 4:47, assisted by Mikhail Shevchenko, to make it 3-3 and send the game to a penalty shootout.

In the shootout, Krasnoyarskie Rysi's composure told. Maxim Kotov converted the visitors' third attempt. Semyon Cherkasov added a second in the later rounds, scoring the eventual winner. Snaipery, by contrast, failed to score on any of their four attempts — missing the net or being denied by the Rysi goaltender at every turn. The shootout finished 2-0 to the visitors.

Cherkasov's equaliser at 4:47 of overtime was the decisive moment. Snaipery had held the lead for just 90 seconds, and the psychological blow of conceding so quickly after taking the lead carried into the shootout, where Snaipery's skaters looked tentative and failed to convert.

• Semyon Cherkasov (Krasnoyarskie Rysi) — OT equaliser and the decisive shootout goal. The forward was the difference-maker in the clutch moments.
• Maxim Kotov (Krasnoyarskie Rysi) — Assisted Semenonok's first-period goal and scored in the shootout.
• Yegor Bondar (Sibirskie Snaipery) — A goal and an assist, including the go-ahead goal in overtime that briefly looked like the winner.
• Mikhail Krutokhvostov (Sibirskie Snaipery) — Scored the equaliser in the second period that kept Snaipery in the game.

Sibirskie Snaipery have historically dominated this fixture, winning 10 of 15 meetings since 2022 (67% win rate). All 15 meetings have seen both teams score, and all have gone over 2.5 total goals — a pattern this match continued. The 3-3 regulation scoreline fits the fixture's average of 6.73 goals per game, though the shootout decided the result.

The pre-season context matters: both sides were clearly using the game to test systems and give ice time to different line combinations. Snaipery's comeback from 2-0 down to take a 3-2 lead showed resilience, but the failure to capitalise in the shootout — blanking on all four attempts — will be a focus area before the MHL season begins.

Both teams are in the midst of pre-season preparation for the 2026/27 MHL season. The second of the two back-to-back friendlies took place on 24 July 2026 at the same venue, with Snaipery winning 3-1. Combined attendance across the two matches was 4,906 spectators, per the official club website.

Snaipery's next pre-season fixture was against Omskie Yastreby on 4 August 2026, where they lost 3-2 in a shootout. Krasnoyarskie Rysi's pre-season schedule continues ahead of the MHL regular season.

A classic pre-season tale: Snaipery showed character to fight back from two goals down but lacked the finishing touch in the shootout. Rysi, despite being outplayed for long stretches, found a way to win through resilience and cool heads in the skills competition. Neither side will read too much into the result, but Snaipery's failure to convert a single shootout attempt is a stat worth monitoring.