Captain S.K.A. Dmitry Yashkin said a break in training could affect the result of his team’s match against Dynamo Minsk in the Gagarin Cup qualifiers.
On Wednesday, March 1, SKA was defeated by Dynamo Minsk (4:6) in the opening match of the first round of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoffs. Yashkin scored in the 12th minute of the game.
— We need to improve all components of our game. We will analyze the errors and prepare for the next match. Not only the third period went wrong, but the whole game. We should have “decided” the match even earlier. Most likely, the break affected the result. We had no games for eight days, the opponent played recently, for them every game was like the last. Maybe we haven’t had enough match practice. The match is over, no need to pour ashes on your head.
In the last 20 seconds of the game, we tried to get the puck into the opposing zone as soon as possible, but it didn’t work. There were no conversations at that time. I don’t adhere to any superstition, I have to work. I want to thank the fans and apologize for today’s game. Let’s try to play better. I hope that in the future the fans will come in the same line-up, ” correspondent quoted Yashkin as saying.
The teams will play the second game of the series on March 3 in St. Petersburg.
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Source : MatchTV
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