Russia U16 become champions of the President's Sporting Club Cup!

As a consequence of defeating the under 18 Belarusian national team 3:2 on the road in Minsk, the under 16 Russian national team have become champions of the 2026 President's Sporting Club Cup!

Despite competing against opponents two years older than them, our players ended the tournament with a perfect record.

Although the Belarusians initially responded to Mark Anikeev's opener, subsequent markers from Sergei Nechipurenko and Karim Zamaltdinov put our team in control.

Thanks to Ivan Drapikovsky's second of the game late on, it was a somewhat nervy end to proceedings, but the vistiors held on to hoist the trophy aloft!

Match protocol:

Belarus U18 - Russia U16 - 2:3 (0:1, 1:2, 1:0)

Goals:

0:1 Anikeev (Nechipurenko), 14.15 PPG
1:1 Drapikovsky (Korzun, Khomich), 21.47
1:2 Nechipurenko (Akishkin, Rodionov), 23.19 PPG
1:3 Zamaltdinov (Martynchuk), 30.51
2:3 Drapikovsky (Gromyko), 52.37

Goalkeepers: Zabava - Pakhomov

Shots: 58 - 45

Faceoffs: 31 - 18

Penalty minutes: 4 - 8

07.11.2026.