Typhoon took on Steel Foxes in a club friendly on 6 August 2026, and came out on top 3-2. The hosts had won their last outing 5-2 against Krylya Sovetov, while the visitors had kept a clean sheet 3-0 against Dynamo-Shinnik the day before. The result means both sides head into their next fixture with something to build on.
There were no minutes recorded for the goals, no dismissals, and no substitutions listed. And here's the thing — when you're watching a friendly, you're not always looking at the clock. You're looking at what the teams show each other when there's nothing riding on it.
Typhoon's recent form has been mixed. They beat Krylya Sovetov 5-2 most recently, but before that lost 2-1 to Dynamo-Shinnik. Three games back they went down 5-2 to Dynamo St Petersburg, and before that another 3-0 defeat to the same side. The run against Dynamo has not been kind to them.
Steel Foxes have been busy with matches against Avto. They beat them 4-8 in April, lost 2-1, then 3-0, and finally took a 2-3 defeat on 19 April. The clean sheet against Dynamo-Shinnik on 5 August looks like a step forward, even if it came against a different opponent.
Five goals in total, three for the hosts and two for the visitors. To be fair, a friendly scoreline tells you very little about where either team stands. But you can see movement — Typhoon finding the net, Steel Foxes keeping one out. By then you're watching for patterns, not just points.