Athletistic/Hockey. Avangard head coach Mikhail Kravets commented on the Eastern Conference semi-final win over Metalurh (2:1 OT, 1-0).

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“Good game, played against a good team. At the beginning everything worked – good speeds, a lot of moments that not everyone realized. Then a series of erasures, the rhythm is lost, some players get tired , play in the minority, others sit on the bench. And the dismissals, unfortunately, were unjustified. Although, in general, all the guys fought and did their best to win 200%. Thank you the team for their courage and skill. Again in extra time, it’s not so easy. But it’s only the first game.

In the second period, the eliminations ruined our game, we were in a hurry. Before overtime, he told the guys not to throw the puck. Defenders had to calmly launch the attack, forwards – to return, support, keep the puck in the offensive zone, shoot more. We did it. Well, we rested a little better after the third period and we came out with the desire to win.

What are rule violations? It depends on the player, he has to understand that the sticks have to be down, you have to play more carefully. We received some dismissals in the attack zone, you cannot retreat there at all. It happens in different ways, there may be wrong actions before the withdrawal – the wrong change, as in the situation with Tkachev, the players could change a little earlier, but there was a fuss and Vladimir retired . It is necessary to endure, to lower the clubs and not to move away.

Avangard won because we played almost all overtime in a foreign zone. We didn’t stay on our team too long, didn’t let the opponent overlay our links, but we managed to do it ourselves.

Pigin did not reveal himself in this playoff in a new way, it was his best qualities, which he should always play on – shots on goal in a foreign zone. He knows how to shoot, he knows how to score. You need to do it more often, it brings success.

Svedberg played well. He catches the puck on himself, puts pressure on his opponents, it always helps the team. Yes, and in the attacking zone he had good moments, and he shot at goal. There are no perfect players, but today he did his job very well. I don’t want to compare Viktor to anyone, he’s a defender and Butuzov is a striker. Victor does the same thing I said about Ziyat – he uses his abilities and shows the best qualities. High and long stick – interceptions, manages to play, plays in the body. If he’s still lying across, then the puck has nowhere to go, it hits him. That’s what he was famous for – blocks, aggressive power play. It’s important, and today he showed it, ”reports the Championship to the words of Kravets.

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