SKA lost to Avtomobilist with a score of 1: 3 in the first match under the leadership of Razin

St. Petersburg SKA lost to Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist with a score of 1: 3 in the home match of the regular championship of the KHL. This game was the debut for the new head coach of the army Andrey Razin, who replaced Igor Larionov in this post.

The guests opened the scoring in the first minute of the second period with the efforts of Alexander Kadeykin. In the middle of the twenty-minute defender SKA Vladislav Semin powerful throw restored balance - 1: 1. However, a minute before the end of the third period, Maxim Tarasov brought victory to the Avtomobilist, and in the last minute Roman Gorbunov struck the empty gates of St. Petersburg.

Note that this defeat was for the SKA for the sixth in a row. The meeting turned out to be fast and combative, with an abundance of martial arts, removals and fines, but the army failed to achieve the desired result and almost bring the matter to overtime.

Recall that Igor Larionov led SKA since June 2025 and spent at the helm of the team 88 matches. As the new head coach, the club signed a contract for two seasons. Razin is an experienced specialist who has worked at the youth level, as well as with VHL and KHL clubs. For the last three years, he headed the Magnitogorsk Metallurg, with which he won the Gagarin Cup in 2024 and the Continental Cup in 2026.