The head coach CSKA Sergei Fedorov on the air of the program “Tous pour le match!” on the channel summarized the victory over “Locomotive” (2:0) in the first game of the Gagarin Cup quarter-finals.
CSKA beat Lokomotiv thanks to goals from Yaroslav Dyblenko and Pavel Karnaukhov, taking a total of 13 shots on the opposing goal.
– I think we played competently in our places, rebounding from other people’s shots. The goalkeeper was in place, the guys clearly worked on the rebounds. Dyblenko’s goal? He played strictly defense, read the game, connected and successfully launched.
The match was not easy, we felt the opponent, the initiative was on the side of Lokomotiv. But we scored and above all worked. As always, we will rejoice until midnight, then a new day,” Fedorov said on .
CSKA took the lead in the series – 1-0. The second game will take place in Moscow on March 19.
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Source : MatchTV

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