Severstal head coach Andrei Razin said the authority of the opponent prevented his team from playing better in the Fonbet KHL Championship game with Ak Bars.
On Sunday Severstal conceded “Ak Barsu” in the KHL home game (2:3 OT). The Cherepovites lost 0:2 until the middle of the third period, but then leveled the score by moving the game to extra time. In it, Andrey Razin’s team replaced the goalkeeper with the fourth outfielder, but conceded in an empty net.
“Today the team looked better than in the previous game when we won,” Razin told reporters. – At the beginning, we were a little in a hurry, we conceded goals because of the faults of the children. But the guys are great because they turned things around and believed in themselves. With the score 0:2, they got a double out. But they survived, got a penalty in the minority and equalized the score. They could have won. But, even despite the overtime loss, I’m satisfied. The opponent is very strong. There were fears that our players would start reading the names on the opponent’s back, but that didn’t happen. Point gained, it will be useful to us.
– Do you regret replacing the goalkeeper with an outfield player? Maybe it was worth holding the shootouts?
“It’s not the first time we’ve done this. There were good times, and even in a three-on-three game, two-on-one got away. But this time they didn’t score. I didn’t want to talk about it at the shootings, Kazan has more masters.
– Today the game was sold out. How has this affected the team?
“It didn’t put any pressure on the guys. In fact, the inhabitants of Cherepovets are getting quite sick. And even when incomplete stands come together, you still feel the support. Thanks to the fans for not leaving after the second period.
– According to statistics, you were better than Ak Bars in the first two periods. Why did they lose?
– Children’s mistakes. In the second half, the very first opportunity to score at our gates and immediately missed. Then they themselves were able to score three times, it didn’t work out. The authority of Ak Bars put pressure on our 20 year old guys. But the first goal freed us.
How to eradicate this shyness?
– Win the Gagarin Cup. This is when the psychology of winners will come to our team. Everything in its time. Moscow was not built in a day.
Severstal is ninth in the KHL Western Conference standings, one point behind Spartak.
Source : MatchTV
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