Offensive CSKA Pavel Karnaukhov in an interview with , he explained how the team found strength in the first match of the Gagarin Cup semi-final with S.K.A. .
The meeting took place in St. Petersburg and ended with the victory of the guests in the third overtime with the score 3:2. The scorer of the winning goal was CSKA captain Nikita Nesterov, who scored in the 103rd minute.
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– How to distribute the forces in the playoffs? CSKA is like a marathoner who runs 100 km.
– It is clear that we have played seven matches in the first and second rounds. But now it is at such a stage that it is not necessary to think far. And what should we do today? Give up the game, right? Thus, the forces were found for each period. Nothing else.
– What helps in breaks to restore balance? Bananas? Protein?
– We have everything. But this is optional. Someone eats bananas to win, but someone doesn’t eat,” Karnaukhov said in an interview with .
– I didn’t eat much, but before the last overtime, I allowed myself to eat half a banana. And so he played only on what he ate for lunch,” another CSKA striker Vladislav Kamenev added in an interview with .
The score of the series up to four wins became 1-0 in favor of CSKA. The second match of the confrontation will take place on Tuesday, April 4 in Saint Petersburg. Watch the live broadcast of the match on the federal channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites starting at 7:15 p.m. Moscow time.
In this qualifier, CSKA defeated Severstal in seven first-round matches and then defeated Lokomotiv in seven second-round matches. Team Army only had one day off before the series with SKA.
Source : MatchTV

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