Loko-76 vs Sakhalinskie Akuly

Sakhalinskie Akuly struck first through 15-year-old Velimir Minachyov, who fired home from close range at 10:43 after a well-worked counter-attack. Kirill Levandovsky doubled the lead just 74 seconds later at 11:57, converting a feed from Khalilov.

Loko-76 pulled one back at 16:12 when Lev Bubnov beat the goaltender with a precise shot under the crossbar on the powerplay. But the home side were reduced to three skaters late in the period, and Anton Plekhov capitalised at 19:50 to restore the two-goal cushion, finishing a passing move set up by Khalilov and Leonid Belov.

Period 1: Loko-76 1-3 Sakhalinskie Akuly

Loko-76 came out rejuvenated in the second period. Andrey Klochko scored on the rebound at 24:08, and Ilya Berezkin levelled the game at 30:38 with a powerplay goal, winning a battle in front of the net.

Period 2: Loko-76 3-3 Sakhalinskie Akuly

The decisive moment arrived at 55:06. With Loko-76 serving a penalty, Matvey Khalilov unleashed a powerful shot from distance that beat goaltender Timofey Sorokin, giving Sakhalinskie Akuly a 4-3 lead they would not surrender.

Period 3: Loko-76 0-1 Sakhalinskie Akuly

Khalilov's powerplay strike from the blue line with under five minutes remaining swung the game decisively. Loko-76 had fought back from two goals down to level the score, but the penalty kill proved their undoing. The goal came at 55:06, leaving Loko-76 insufficient time to mount a second comeback.

Matvey Khalilov (Sakhalinskie Akuly) — One goal and two primary assists. The forward was involved in three of his side's four goals, setting up Levandovsky and Plekhov before scoring the winner himself. A clear player-of-the-match performance.

Lev Bubnov (Loko-76) — Scored one goal and set up another, playing a key role in Loko-76's second-period resurgence. His powerplay goal early in the first period kept his side within touching distance.

Ilya Berezkin (Loko-76) — Scored the equaliser at 30:38 and also assisted Bubnov's first-period goal, productive on the powerplay unit.

Leonid Belov (Sakhalinskie Akuly) — Two assists, both on the powerplay, contributing to a special-teams advantage that ultimately decided the game.

The period-by-period scoring (1-3, 2-0, 0-1) tells the story of a game of three distinct phases. Sakhalinskie Akuly dominated the opening frame, generating three goals through fast transitions and capitalising on a late-period manpower advantage. Loko-76 controlled the middle stanza, shutting out the opposition while scoring twice to level. The third period became a tighter affair where special teams proved decisive — both of Sakhalinskie Akuly's first-period goals came on the powerplay, as did Khalilov's winner.

The match was part of the Pavel Belyaev Memorial Tournament, a pre-season competition featuring MHL (Junior Hockey League) teams. The tournament context — Loko-76 entered one point behind Sakhalinskie Akuly in the standings — added weight to every period.

Sakhalinskie Akuly secured second place in the Belyaev Memorial. Loko-76 ended the tournament in fourth place. For both sides, the match served as preparation for the 2026/27 MHL regular season.

Next fixtures: Loko-76 face Spartak MAKh in a friendly on 11 August 2026. Sakhalinskie Akuly meet Dynamo Moscow on 19 August 2026.

A deserved win for Sakhalinskie Akuly, who were more clinical in the first and third periods. Loko-76 showed character in fighting back from 3-1 down, but their penalty discipline — particularly in the first period — cost them. Khalilov's productive afternoon was the individual difference between the sides.