I'm Speechless...Kuzbass 13, Baikal 1

Khimik Stadium, KEMEROVO, Russia -- Tournament hosts Kuzbass defeated Baikal-Energia Irkutsk 13-1 Tuesday, putting them in danger of falling out of the top six spots in Group II of the Russia Cup.

The top six teams in each group advance automatically to the second round, while the remaining teams must play in a qualifying tournament to determine the final two spots.

This game was such a one-sided thrashing, it is not worth the time or effort to recount it. Nikolai Kadakin scored Baikal's lone goal, in the 37th minute, when the score already stood at 7-0.

Coming into the tournament, this was thought to be a marquee match-up, as these teams finished first and second in the final east division standings last season. But Baikal's mediocre play leading up to this game indicated that it would likely not be a fair contest. Even the fans knew this, as only 1,000 spectators showed up.

Other Scores:

SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk 14:3 SKA-Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg (Group II)
Mayak Krasnoturinsk 4:4 SKA Zabaikalets-Energia Chita (Group II)
Uralsky Trubnik Pervouralsk 18:1 Zorky-2 Krasnogorsk (Group I)
Vodnik Arkhangelsk 6:3 Start Nizhny Novgorod (Group I)
Dynamo Moscow 16:6 Volga Ulyanovsk (Group I)

Current Standings:
GP/Pts./GF-GA

Group I

1. Dynamo Moscow - 4/12/50-9
2. Uralsky Trubnik Pervouralsk - 5/9/44-19
3. Volga Ulyanovsk - 4/9/15-11
4. Zorky Krasnogorsk - 3/7/26-6
5. Vodnik Arkhangelsk - 4/6/19-25
6. Rodina Kirov - 3/5/22-9
7. Raketa Kazan - 3/4/18-23
8. Start Nizhny Novgorod - 4/3/13-36
9. Stroitel Syktyvkar - 3/0/10-38
10. Zorky-2 Krasnogorsk 5/0/11-62

Group II

1. SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk - 5/15/40-15
2. Kuzbass Kemerovo - 5/12/62-15
3. Sibselmash Novosibirsk - 4/9/23-12
4. Sayany Abakan - 4/9/14-11
5. Yenisei Krasnoyarsk - 4/7/16-10
6. Baikal-Energia Irkutsk - 5/7/19-30
7. Mayak Krasnoturinsk - 5/5/27-29
8. Metallurg Bratsk - 4/3/13-23
9. SKA Zabaikalets-Energia Chita - 5/2/16-42
10. Lesokhimik Ust-Ilimsk - 4/1/12-22
11. SKA-Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg - 5/1/19-52