U16 Sirius Cup. Day two

Russia Whites 1 earned their maiden victory of the U16 Sirius Cup on Saturday, defeating the Blues 3:0 in Sochi.

However, the game remainded goalless until less than 10 minutes from time.

Artyom Bocharov promptly gave the winners lift-off with the breakthrough marker, before Demyan Ivanov doubled the advantage and Semyon Polosukhin sealed the deal with an empty-netter.

A 3-on-3 competition is scheduled to be held on 20 July with the participation of Russia Reds, Blues, Whites 1 and Whites 2.

Match protocol:

Russia Whites 1 - Russia Blues - 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0)

Goals:

1:0 Bocharov (Simonov), 50.35
2:0 Ivanov (Kozlov, Peskov), 54.34
3:0 Polosukhin (Myatchin), 57.21 EN

Goalkeepers: Ivanov/Pashchenko - Pakhomov/Sergeev

18.07.2026.

Russia Whites 1 goalkeeper Makar Ivanov:

"It was vital to maintain our concentration until the very end. Taking into account how the match unfolded, it was clear that the first to suffer a lapse of concentration would lose the game. The outcome depended on whoever committed the first mistake."

Russia Whites 1 forward Semyon Polosukhin:

"The game depended on the opening goal. My marker? It was a simple move with my teammates setting me up to shoot into the empty net."

Russia Whites 1 forward Ivan Demyanov:

"We had prepared for this game across the last three weeks! The maiden two stanzas were certainly challenging, but we finally managed to score in the third. I'm so happy to be here and help our team win!"