Head Coach”petrochemical » Oleg Leontiev after the game withAk Barsom “Told reporters that he believed in the team, even when they were lower in the count.
Neftekhimik defeated Ak Bars on Tuesday in the Fonbet KHL Championship home game (4:3 OT).
“We are happy with this victory, the Tatarstan derby was a success,” said Leontiev. I hope all the viewers enjoyed it, and a big thank you to them. Those who were sick, supported, pushed us forward. It inspired us.
Thank you to the team for showing the will to win, the character, despite the fact that in the third period the score was not in our favour. We found strength in ourselves, turned things around and put pressure on the opposition in overtime. Beautiful, with a victory! Despite the fact that we have our own internal problems in the form of wounds. But the team fights, fights and does not agree that we are still at the bottom of the rankings.
“You were in the lead, and why did you miss the initiative?” Errors?
“Sport is usually a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins. Especially such an opponent… Ak Bars is the flagship of Russian hockey. This club is always in order, especially the derby. It’s hard to fight and they also want to win.
– Did your heart skip a beat when Ak Bars took the lead 3-2?
– Honestly no. We had a match, we created chances. And it was clear that we just weren’t going to give up today. Let’s tear, let’s extract points from this game. And I’m not lying here.
Source : MatchTV
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