Krasnaya Armiya vs Red Mashine Atlant

First period (2-0): Krasnaya Armiya opened the scoring at 05:00 and doubled their lead at 18:00. The home side's forechecking pressure forced turnovers in the neutral zone and created sustained offensive-zone time, keeping Atlant pinned in their own end for extended stretches.

Second period (2-0): The Armymen struck again just 60 seconds into the middle frame — at 01:00 of P2 (21:00 total) — making it 3-0. A fourth goal followed at approximately 31:00 to push the lead to 4-0. Red Mashine Atlant generated occasional zone entries but could not solve the Krasnaya Armiya goaltender, who maintained a clean sheet through 40 minutes.

Third period (1-2): Red Mashine Atlant finally broke through with two goals at 54:00 and 55:00, cutting the deficit to 4-2. Krasnaya Armiya extinguished any comeback hopes with a fifth goal at 59:00, restoring the three-goal cushion and sealing a 5-2 final.

Official goal-scorer data was not published for this pre-season friendly.

The third goal at 01:00 of the second period — just seconds after the intermission — effectively ended the contest as a competitive fixture. Red Mashine Atlant had generated limited high-danger chances through the opening 20 minutes, and conceding immediately after the break extinguished any momentum they hoped to build.

The Krasnaya Armiya goaltender — Pyotr Andreyanov (#64), in the starting lineup per bookmaker-ratings.ru — kept a clean sheet through two periods, holding Atlant scoreless for 53 minutes. For the visitors, the quick-response goals at 54:00 and 55:00 showed resilience after being shut out for the bulk of the game.

Player of the match: Not officially named by organisers. Andreyanov (shutout through 40 minutes) is the leading candidate.

The period scores (2-0, 2-0, 1-2) tell a clear story: Krasnaya Armiya dominated the first 40 minutes with four unanswered goals before Red Mashine Atlant found some consolation in the third period. The 4-0 lead inside 31 minutes meant the competitive phase was decided early.

Red Mashine Atlant entered the match in strong pre-season form, having won the Belyaev Memorial with three wins in four games and coming off a 7-5 victory over Amurskie Tigry on 22 August. Their inability to generate offence through two periods was therefore a notable reversal.

This was the final pre-season fixture for both sides ahead of the 2026/27 OLIMPBET MHL regular season. Krasnaya Armiya (Gold Division, Western Conference) finish pre-season with wins over MHC Spartak (3-2 on 23 August) and UHC Dinamo (4-1 on 15 August), but with losses at the Maslov Memorial tournament in St Petersburg in early August.

Red Mashine Atlant (Silver Division, Western Conference) finish pre-season with four wins in eight friendlies overall, including the Belyaev Memorial title (1-4 August). The 5-2 defeat does not erase a strong body of pre-season work, but defensive breakdowns in the opening half proved costly.

Krasnaya Armiya next face MHC Spartak on 8 September in the MHL regular-season opener. Red Mashine Atlant begin their regular season against Spartak MAKH on 8 September.

A clinical opening half-hour decided this friendly before Red Mashine Atlant found any rhythm. Krasnaya Armiya's four-goal barrage answered questions about their consistency after a mixed pre-season, while Atlant's late response was cosmetic rather than competitive. The MHL regular season starting 8 September will be the real test for both sides.