Channel One Cup. Belarus - Kazakhstan - 3:1

The Channel One Cup got started in Saint Petersburg with a 3:1 victory for Belarus against Kazakhstan.

The Kazakhs initially held a one-goal advantage for the best part of 40 minutes, but the Belarusians struck back with three unanswered markers - two of them coming from Vitaly Pinchuk - to earn the two points.

Belarus will indeed be Russia's second opponents at the competition on Saturday, before Kazakhstan subsequently face our team a day later.

Match protocol:

Belarus - Kazakhstan - 3:1 (0:1, 0:0, 3:0)

Goals:

0:1 Borisevich (Dyomin, Grebenshchikov), 06.19
1:1 Pinchuk (Yeryomenko, Gorbunov), 44.14
2:1 Pinchuk (Falkovsky), 48.22 PPG
3:1 Moroz (Drozdov, Falkovsky), 53.25

Goalkeepers: Shostak - Shutov

Shots: 78 - 33

Shots on target: 47 - 14

Faceoffs: 28 - 15

Blocked shots: 10 - 15

Hits: 27 - 24

Penalty minutes: 8 - 4

Referees: Kondratyev, Smirnov

Linesmen: Arkhipov, Lyubomirov

12.12.2024.