Karjala Cup. Switzerland - Russia - 2:6

For the second Karjala Cup fixture, the senior Russian national team took on Switzerland in Finland. Head coach Oleg Znarok made a couple of changes for the match, notably putting goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin and forward Maxim Shalunov, who replaced the injured Sergei Shirokov, in the line-up.

Maxim Shalunov opened the scoring in the first period, but two Swiss replied with two goals of their own to take a lead. There were no goals in the second stanza, however Russia sprung to life in the third.

Sergei Kalinin of SKA Saint Petersburg, Nikita Nesterov, Valery Nichushkin, Mikhail Grigorenko and Vladimir Tkachyov all scored, sealing a dramatic 6:2 Russian victory against Switzerland! The next game will take place on Sunday at 14:30 Moscow time against the Czech Republic.

Match protocol:

Switzerland - Russia - 2:6 (2:1, 0:0, 0:5)

Goals:

0:1 Shalunov (Nesterov, Gusev), 04.19

1:1 Mozer, 14.49

2:1 Praplan, 19.34

2:2 Kalinin (Kraskovsky, Grigorenko), 46.04

2:3 Nesterov (Khafizullin, Gusev), 46.45

2:4 Nichushkin (Kiselevich, Mozyakin), 50.01

2:5 Grigorenko (Tokranov, Kraskovsky), 51.08

2:6 Tkachyov (Grigorenko, Mozyakin), 59.47

11.11.2017.