Amurskie Tigry defeated Red Machine 3:1 in a club friendly on 27 August 2026. The match took place at the Red Machine home ground, though the venue name was not specified in the available data. It was the second meeting between the sides this season, following a 1:3 result in March.
Red Machine arrived in decent form. They had beaten Sakhalskie Akuly 3:2 on 20 August and AKM-Novomoskovsk 2:1 eleven days before that. Since then, however, their results have been mixed — losses to SKA-Academy and defeats in both matches against Tigry in March.
Amurskie Tigry's recent run tells a different story. They had suffered heavy defeats to Atlant 5:7 and Spartak 0:4 in the week leading up to this game. Before those setbacks, they showed more promise with a 5:0 victory over Krylia Sovetov Moscow and a narrow 2:3 loss in their previous encounter.
The final scoreline suggests Tigry made the most of their chances. Red Machine had been holding their own in friendlies, but this result ended whatever momentum they might have built. The visitors did not look out of place despite the earlier results.
Friendlies rarely carry much weight in the grand scheme. Both sides are still finding their shape ahead of the competitive season. The result puts Tigry ahead in their head-to-head record this year, but the table goes out of the window in these games.