Loko-76 vs Red Mashine Atlant

Antipov's equaliser at 59:01 of the third period was the hammer blow. Loko-76 had been three minutes from a second tournament win in as many days after beating Metallurg 24 hours earlier. Instead, they conceded a late goal that shifted momentum entirely, and the shootout — where Bolbat's precision proved decisive — belonged to the visitors.

Grigory Bolbat (Red Mashine Atlant) — 1 assist in regulation, 1 goal in the shootout. The forward finished the tournament as leading scorer (5 points, 2+3, across four games) and was the difference-maker in the penalty session.

Arseny Antipov (Red Mashine Atlant) — scored the game-tying goal with 59 seconds left in regulation, the most consequential strike of the match.

Ilya Berezkin (Loko-76) — put his side ahead 3–2 in the third period, showing the composure that made him one of Loko-76's most dangerous forwards on the day.

Dmitry Bazhenov and Fyodor Belousov (Loko-76) — each scored once as Loko-76 answered every Red Mashine Atlant lead in regulation, but their efforts were ultimately undone by Antipov's late strike.

The match was a statistical mirror: each period ended 1–1, and overtime was scoreless. The 3–3 regulation scoreline reflected genuine parity — neither team could sustain a two-goal lead or seize control of the pace. Red Mashine Atlant's power-play goal (Pogorelov, 04:01 of P1) gave them an early advantage, but Loko-76's equalisers were consistently swift, never allowing the visitors to build momentum. The shootout was the only phase where a clear edge emerged, and it was a narrow one — Bolbat's single successful attempt was the difference between two evenly matched sides.

Red Mashine Atlant finished the Belyaev Memorial as tournament winners with 7 points from four games, ahead of Sakhalinskie Akuly (6) and Almaz (6) on tiebreakers. Loko-76, the defending champions from 2025, placed fourth with 3 points. The result was a useful early marker for head coach Alexander Prokopyev's side, who are building a largely new squad ahead of the 2026/27 MHL season.

"We have a new team, many new players, and for some of them the coaching staff's demands are new," Prokopyev said after the tournament, via the MHL press service. "We hope that through games like these in pre-season, the guys will start understanding each other faster."

Loko-76's next match was against Sakhalinskie Akuly on 3 August 2026 (a 4–2 loss, per tournament results). Red Mashine Atlant faced Sakhalinskie Akuly on 2 August and Almaz on 3 August to close out the tournament.

A fittingly tight contest for a pre-season tournament that prides itself on competitive balance. Loko-76 were three minutes from back-to-back wins but lacked the late-game poise to close out a one-goal lead. Red Mashine Atlant demonstrated the resilience that would carry them to the tournament title, with Bolbat and Antipov providing the decisive quality when it mattered most.