AKM-Junior vs Sakhalinskie Akuly

Kubankov opened the scoring inside four minutes, giving the home side the perfect start at FOS "Ledoviy Dvorets". Sakhalinskie Akuly hit back through Maxim Vakhrushev at 14 minutes, but parity lasted only four minutes — Aaron Olikh restored AKM-Junior's lead at 18 minutes to make it 2-1 at the first intermission.

The second period belonged entirely to the hosts. Kubankov completed his brace at 24 minutes, and Egor Matyushin stretched the lead to 4-1 at the 40-minute mark, sending AKM-Junior into the second break with a commanding three-goal cushion.

Grigoriy Ulanov added a fifth at 51 minutes and Gleb Shilov rounded off the scoring at 55 minutes, sealing a 6-1 rout that matched the widest margin of victory in this fixture series.

Sakhalinskie Akuly had responded well to going behind, levelling through Vakhrushev in the 14th minute. But Olikh's go-ahead goal just four minutes later — restoring AKM-Junior's lead before the first break — deflated the visitors. From that point, the hosts dominated territorially and never allowed the Akuly back into the contest.

Denis Kubankov (AKM-Junior) — The forward scored the opening goal and added a second in the 24th minute, effectively putting the game beyond reach. His double set the tone for the team's most complete pre-season display.

Aaron Olikh (AKM-Junior) — His crucial 18th-minute strike, restoring the lead immediately after the visitors had equalised, proved the emotional pivot of the match.

Grigoriy Ulanov & Gleb Shilov (AKM-Junior) — Both added third-period goals to ensure there was no late rally from the visitors.

AKM-Junior had lost all five of their pre-season fixtures prior to this game, scoring six goals across those defeats while conceding 20. That ratio flipped dramatically in a single match as they matched their entire pre-season goal tally in 60 minutes. The 6-1 scoreline continues a trend in this rivalry — 17 of the 18 H2H meetings (94%) have gone over 2.5 goals, and both teams have scored in 94% of those encounters.

For AKM-Junior, this is a timely confidence boost ahead of the regular-season opener in the OLIMPBET MHL. Having failed to win any of their pre-season run, the squad will travel into competitive action on a high. Sakhalinskie Akuly, who had won five of ten pre-season games heading into this fixture, face Akademiya Mikhailova on 29 August in their final friendly before the regular season begins.