After two positive warm up match results in England, against York and Bury, Sheffield Wednesday succumbed to their first defeat of the summer, losing 2-1 to Russian top flight side FC Arsenal Tula.
The match was played in searing heat in Maribor, Slovenia where the Owls are spending a week as part of their preparations ahead of the new season.
It was Wednesday who got off to a flying start when Michail Antonio put them in front inside five minutes, cutting inside in typical robust fashion before firing a low shot home.
The lead was to last barely 5 minutes however as Bazanov lobbed a cool strike over advancing Owls keeper Westwood to level the scores.
A lively first-half came to a close with Nuhiu striking the bar when well placed having been set up by Antonio.
The second half was a more sedate affair with both sides making use of their squads via the substitutes bench.
It was the Russians who managed the decisive moment with 5 minutes remaining when Ryzhkov fired past young substitute Joe Wildsmith in the Owls goal.
Wednesday's next test ahead of the Championship kick-off comes at League One side Doncaster Rovers on Sunday.