--- title: "Sokil Misses Historic Chance: Kyiv Team Loses to Latvia's Mogo in Overtime in Decisive Continental Cup Match" description: "Kyiv's Sokil lost to Latvia's Mogo 3:4 in overtime during the decisive Continental Cup group stage match, failing to hold their lead and exiting the tournament." date: 2026-10-18T13:34:31.379Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/sokil-mogo-continental-cup-report tags: [hockey, continental-cup, sokol-kyiv, mogo-riga, ice-hockey] author: "Dmitriy Shatolov" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Sokil Misses Historic Chance: Kyiv Team Loses to Latvia's Mogo in Overtime in Decisive Continental Cup Match ![Ice hockey player in blue and white uniform stickhandling during a Continental Cup match](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/18/sokol-mogo-kontinentalnyy-kubok-otchet/sokol-mogo-kontinentalnyy-kubok-otchet-1.webp) ## Key Points - Mogo (Riga) defeated Sokil (Kyiv) 4:3 in overtime in the decisive Continental Cup group stage match. - Sokil led 3:2 but conceded late in the third period and lost in overtime. - Mogo won Group A with 8 points and advanced to the second round, while Sokil finished with 7 points and was eliminated. - In the second round, Mogo will play against Belfast Giants, Katowice, and Rouen. In the final round of the Continental Cup group stage, Kyiv's Sokil faced Latvia's Mogo from Riga. The match, which determined the fate of the sole spot in the Group A second round, ended in a dramatic overtime defeat for the Kyiv team, 3:4. The team, which had been leading during the match and was a step away from advancing, failed to hold its advantage and exited the tournament, while the Latvian side mounted a comeback and became the group winner. ### How the Game Unfolded The first period ended scoreless at 0:0. Early in the second period, Sokil forward Danyil Tishchenko opened the scoring (21:26, assists by Mazur, Yanishevsky). The Latvians quickly leveled the score on a power play: in the 23rd minute, Zelubovskis (Sotnieks) tied the game. However, the Kyiv side responded with two accurate shots — Denys Borodai (Tymchenko, Zakharov) at 34:50 and Valentyn Burdakov (D. Zherebko, Kalsin) at 50:55 put Sokil ahead, and by the end of regulation time, Kyiv was leading 3:2, controlling the flow of the match. ### Mogo's Comeback and the Decisive Overtime Goal The turning point occurred late in the third period: at 57:53, Zemetis (Grinbergs) tied the score at 3:3, just two minutes before the final buzzer. The match went into overtime, where in the 64th minute (03:45), Gints Meija scored the decisive goal for the Latvian side, securing a 4:3 victory for Mogo. Period breakdown: 0:0, 1:2, 2:1, 1:0. ### Group A Results and Mogo's Prospects The overtime defeat earned Sokil just one point, fixing their final tally at 7 points in the Group A standings. Mogo won the group with 8 points, securing the sole qualification spot for the second round of the Continental Cup. In the next stage, the Latvian club will play against Britain's Belfast Giants, Poland's GKS Katowice, and France's Rouen. CONTEXT_ ### Context for the Kyiv Club For Sokil, this match represents a missed historic chance to advance further in the continental tournament. Notably, the Kyiv club had also suffered its first defeat in the Ukrainian championship earlier, which, combined with the Continental Cup result, highlights the difficulty of the current stretch of the season for the team. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Драма в овертайме: "Сокол" упустил исторический шанс в Континентальном кубке](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/winter/drama-overtaymi-sokil-upustiv-istorichniy-1792329940.html) - Score 4:3 OT, goalscorers list, group table points (8 for Mogo, 7 for Sokil), and second round opponents are all taken from the primary source. ## FAQ ### What was the final score of the Mogo vs Sokil match? 4:3 in overtime; period breakdown 0:0, 1:2, 2:1, 1:0. ### Who advanced to the second round of the Continental Cup from Group A? Latvia's Mogo with 8 points; Kyiv's Sokil scored 7 points and was eliminated. ### Who will Mogo play against in the next round? Against Britain's Belfast Giants, Poland's Katowice, and France's Rouen.