The head coach “Admiral” Leonid Tambiev after winning the fifth match of the Gagarin Cup first round against Salavat Yulaev, he said eliminations almost robbed his team of a victory, but did not comment on the actions of the referees.
Thursday “Admiral” in Ufa beat “Salavat Yulaev” in overtime – 4:3. The Far Eastern team confidently led the score until the middle of the match – 3:0, but then their players began to be eliminated one by one. As a result, “Salavat Yulaev” played two goals in the majority in the second period. And 9 seconds before the end of the third period, in a 6-on-4 game, he scored the third goal, leveling the score. However, in overtime, the “Admiral” still scored the winning goal in equal numbers and took the lead in the series – 3-2.
– At the beginning, there was a very good energy on our side. And then the withdrawals broke our game, and the opponent took advantage of it. There is no need to give up in a match with such a talented team as Salavat Yulaev. Therefore, in the third period did not endure nine seconds. Although, if they had defended “5 against 6”, and not four, then I’m sure they would have endured. And then Sasha Shevchenko’s golden jet decided the outcome of the meeting. There are a lot of things in the playoffs that we can’t control. You have to answer it correctly. We all understand who this couple’s favorite is. I’m not stupid – I understand that too.
– Do you feel like an impostor after the victory? Ufimtsy plays, tries and you score an unobvious goal in extra time.
– An impostor ? Are you talking about me? The class of the team is determined when the game is not the best. You have to be patient and get results. It defines everything. Who said we bounced back? It was Salavat who rebounded, but we were leading 3-0.
– But when “Salavat” didn’t score the goal in the first period, “Admiral” was lucky?
Do you want me to review all deletions? Then put three hundred thousand for me here and I’ll go through many deletions. Therefore, let’s not talk about this topic. Oh, aren’t you rich? So what are we talking about… Do you want to hit me, or what? It won’t work,” the correspondent quotes Tambiev’s words.
The sixth match, which in the event of another victory of the “Admiral” can be decisive, will take place on March 11 in Vladivostok. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time. Watch the live broadcast on the federal channel “” and the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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