Russia win the 3x3 Channel One Cup in front of a record crowd!

The 3x3 Channel One Cup saw Russia run out competition winners!

The Belarusian and Kazakh national teams also participated in the tournament, which was staged at the Sibir Arena in Novosibirsk.

Russia initially opened the competition with a confident 4:1 triumph over Kazakhstan in the semi-finals. Following Prokhor Poltapov's early opener, the opponents did manage to get back on level terms, but further markers from Poltapov, Ruslan Abrosimov and Artyom Ilyenko - with the latter hitting the empty net - secured a routine win!

Match protocol:

Russia - Kazakhstan - 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)

Goals:

1:0 Poltapov (Sorkin), 00.24
1:1 Buyalsky (Boiko), 06.14
2:1 Poltapov (Safonov), 09.22
3:1 Abrosimov (Ilyenko), 10.32
4:1 Ilyenko (Abrosimov). 20.59 EN

Goalkeepers: Galkin - Kalmykov

Shots: 29 - 18

Shots on target: 18 - 14

Naturally enough, a sterner test awaited in the decisive game.

And Belarus initially stunned the Novosibirsk crowd, tallying two quick-fire markers to open up a confident two-goal advantage within the maiden five minutes.

However, our players responded to that setback in admirable fashion, quickly getting back on level terms a mere three minutes later with Daniil Pylenkov and Bogdan Konyushkov netting.

Carrying the momentum with the backing of a passionate home crowd, the Russians subsequently powered to victory as Alexander Yelesin, Yegor Surin, Dmitry Silantyev and Roman Kantserov tallying excellent goals to secure an entertaining 6:2 triumph!

Match protocol:

Russia - Belarus - 6:2 (2:2, 2:0, 2:0)

Goals:

0:1 Kuznetsov (Filyaev), 04.12
0:2 Filyaev (Salygo), 04.23
1:2 Pylenkov (Kantserov, Silantyev), 05.47
2:2 Konyushkov (Ivanov, Aimurzin), 06.59
3:2 Yelesin (Ivanov), 08.21
4:2 Surin (Yelesin), 10.32
5:2 Silantyev (Yelesin, Galkin), 14.55
6:2 Kantserov (Silantyev, Pylenkov), 16.41

Goalkeepers: Galkin - Prokhorov

Shots: 28 - 22

Shots on target: 20 - 18

The attendance total of 11,650 set a record for 3x3 competitions!