Head Coach”Ak Barca » Oleg Znarok believes that a difficult victory over “Severstal ” will help the citizens of Kazan to unite.
On Sunday, Ak Bars beat Severstal in the Fonbet KHL Championship away match (3:2, OT). Until the middle of the third period, Kazan led 2-0, but then they were disappointed by their own leaders. First, Vadim Shipachev was punished with a ball for tripping. And then Alexander Radulov retired. The Cherepovites converted both the ball and the majority, turning the game into overtime. In it, Andrey Razin’s team replaced the goalkeeper with the fourth outfielder, but conceded in an empty net. The winning goal was scored by Ak Bars striker Ilya Safonov.
“We should have won in regulation time,” Znarok told reporters. – Victories are difficult for us now, but it unites us.
– You confidently led 2-0 and lost the lead in six minutes in the third period. How did it happen?
– We made a mistake in the majority on board, because of this a ball was fired towards our goal. There is nothing unusual here, it happens very often.
Ak Bars have won the last two matches in extra time. The club moved up to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Source : MatchTV
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