“Widely gave in, did not slack off and did not give up. The second victory against CSKA gives strength” – Lokomotiv-Kuban defender Shcherbenev

Defender of Lokomotiv-Kuban Alexander Chcherbenev told that character and cohesion became key to his team’s victory, and also spoke about the cut to the face he received in one of the game’s episodes.

Lokomotiv Kuban defeated CSKA at home on Thursday in the third game of the United League semi-finals with a score of 84:81. The series score became 2-1 in favor of Kuban. The next match between the teams will take place in Krasnodar on April 22.

— How did you manage to reverse the course of this difficult game? However, they were 17-18 points behind the opponent. Also, the head coach was removed from his position during the game.

– I think it’s because we showed character, we didn’t slack off, we didn’t give up. Although there were times when we already lost a lot, and nothing seemed to work. Of course, it’s difficult to play without a coach. Nevertheless, they believed in themselves, rallied and knew how to win. And on top of that we had some good attacks and touchdowns, we focused on defense, we felt confident and the fans drove us. Of course, somewhere not without luck, but this victory remained with us. A very important victory in such a serious series with a strong opponent. Of course we are very happy. Let’s get ready for the next game. Of course, it’s only the beginning, we still have two victories to go to go to the final, but we are confident. And, of course, this victory gives us strength.

– In the first half of the match, you received a cut in the face. What happened?

“Caycock hit me in the face with his elbow. There was a moment of play. I think he didn’t do it on purpose, but he was dissected decently, and now I’m going to sew,” Shcherbenev told .

Watch the live broadcast of the fourth match of the series on April 22 from 1:55 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.