Russia W18 will participate in a series of friendly matches in Canada

The under 18 Russian women's national team will participate in a series of matches against teams in Canada.

The other two teams competing in the series are Canada Blue and Canada White. The latter beat Canada Blue 2:1 in a penalty shootout in the first match of the competition.

All of these matches are taking place between the 6th and 10th of August in Calgary.

These following Russian players have been training in Canada since August 1:

Goalkeepers: Anna Alpatova (Tornado), Yuliya Volkova (Voskresensk).

Defenders: Darya Kovalenko, Anastasia Petina, Anna Sviridova (all Voskresensk), Karina Akhmetova, Tatyana Pankratova (both Moscow), Alina Smurova (SKIF), Polina Arkhipova (Elektrostal), Anastasia Astrakhantseva (Agidel).

Forwards: Veronika Korzhakova, Polina Luchnikova, Ilona Markova, Kseniya Tyurina (all Agidel), Viktoriya Butorina, Darya Petrova, Polina Tarasova (all Voskresensk), Varvara Boriskova, Alina Ichaeva (Odintsovo), Kristina Glukharyova (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Ekaterina Davletshina (Chelyabinsk), Sofiya Lifatova (Biryusa), Elizaveta Shkalyova (Tornado).

The first match against Canada White will begin at 01:00 Moscow time. You can watch a broadcast on this following LINK.