Friendly match. Russia U20 - Russia U18 - 2:1

In preparation for the upcoming Future Cup, the U18 and U20 Russian national teams competed in a friendly match against each other.

And, thanks to a late marker tallied by Vladimir Shtyrkhunov, the latter emerged victorious by a slender score of 2:1.

Ivan Akhipov had initially opened the scoring for Russia U20 at the start of the second stanza before Fyodor Belousov replied for the U18s 15 minutes later.

The competition itself is due to begin in Novosibirsk on Thursday!

Match protocol:

Russia U20 - Russia U18 - 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0)

Goals:

1:0 Arkhipov (Moiseyev), 20.42
1:1 Belousov (Kolomytsev, Frolov), 35.11 PPG
2:1 Shtyrkhunov (Suzdorf), 50.52

Goalkeepers: Dubrovin/Sabitov - Nikolayev/Kazantsev

11.05.2026.