TANECO Champions Cup. Ak Bars - SKA - 3:0

In the final of the 2021 TANECO Champions Cup, SKA came up short against Ak Bars Kazan on the road in Tatarstan, conceding a 0:3 defeat to the competition hosts.

Despite boasting the majority of opportunities, our players couldn't hit the target, with opposing goalkeeper Igor Bobkov stopping all 35 attempts he faced.

Our goaltender Lars Johansson made 20 stops in our net.

SKA will now prepare for the start of the Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament in Saint Petersburg. Puck-drop against HC Sochi in the first match is scheduled for 19:30 local time on Tuesday.

Match protocol:

Ak Bars - SKA - 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Goals:

1:0 Kampfer (Kagarlitsky), 00.30

2:0 Lindholm (Kovalenko), 13.02

3:0 Panyukov (Weal, Zhuravlyov), 29.17

Goalkeepers: Bobkov - Johansson

Shots on target: 23 - 35

Faceoffs: 27 - 24

Hits: 12 - 20

Penalty minutes: 8 - 8

Referees: Gamalei, Ovchinnikov

22.08.2021.