Lokomotiv-76 defeated Metallurg Cherepovets 6-1 in a club friendly on 2 August 2026. The match took place in Cherepovets and finished with a comfortable margin for the visitors. It was a routine exercise for both sides ahead of the new campaign.
By then, Lokomotiv had already shown they could string together results. Three days earlier they had lost 4-3 to Red Machine Atlant, but before that they were 3-1 winners over Astana's Belye Medvedi side. This time they finished the job cleanly.
Metallurg came into the game on a run of five straight wins. They had beaten Granit 5-1, 4-3 and 6-1 in quick succession, then picked up two more against Ryazan's junior outfit. The old head settled them down against Lokomotiv, but only for one period.
The final score tells the story without needing extra detail. Six goals to one is the kind of result that separates teams in this division, and it showed up clearly on the board. Lokomotiv kept their side in it from the opening whistle.
And here's the thing — friendlies don't count in the standings. But the gap on the ice was wide enough to suggest Lokomotiv-76 have work to do before the real season begins.