Russia U20 - SKA - 0:2

SKA played against the under 20 Russian national team at the training camp in Novogorsk. Defenseman Dmitry Yudin made his long awaited return to the main side, while SKA-1946 forward Vladimir Barabanov slotted into the fourth line. Mikko Koskinen and Ilya Samsonov were the match's starting goalkeepers.

As expected, despite missing seven first team players because of the Euro Hockey Tour, SKA were dominant. The score was opened late in the first period - Jarno Koskiranta connected with Steve Moses' pass. Our players were in control, barely giving the Russian under 20 side a chance.

Nevertheless, it took all the way until the third frame to notch the second goal. Viktor Tikhonov was the one to score it, with Vyacheslav Voynov and Jarno Koskiranta assisting him. That completed proceedings, SKA have beaten the Russia U20 team 2:0.

Afterwards the teams held a penalty shootout. Andrei Zubarev was the only player to hit the back of the net.

Match protocol:

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

Goals:

0:1 Koskiranta (Moses, Zubarev), 19.00

0:2 Tikhonov (Voynov, Koskiranta), 40.41

Goalkeepers: Samsonov - Koskinen

Shots on target: 18 - 25

Penalty minutes: 8 - 10

Penalty shootout: 0:1 (Zubarev)

17.12.2016. Novogorsk.