Before CSKA Vladislav Kamenev in an interview with summarized the results of the first match of the Gagarin Cup semi-final with S.K.A. .
SKA lost to CSKA in St. Petersburg in the third overtime with the score 2:3. CSKA captain Nikita Nesterov brought victory to the guests, who scored a goal in the 103rd minute. Kamenev himself leveled the score in the 58th minute, sending the game into extra time.
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— In the first four periods, he showed good speed. On our side, everyone is beautiful, it’s the 15th game of the playoffs. Or maybe even 16, if you count that game as two. But we don’t slow down, and I love everything.
– How did you score a goal by moving the game to overtime?
– It turned out to be an almost mock episode. The puck was lifted, transferred back. I just walked under the door and got it. I think she would have walked through the door anyway. But I managed to get in and moved the puck there. I think I’m lucky.
But I think we definitely played enough to win today. We created a lot of chances in extra time, I can’t remember which ones. But we did not implement them. Somewhere the goalkeeper played well and we failed to score.
– You were ejected at the end of regulation time for hitting with a club. And then they were released from boxing. We have never seen this!
“Of course, I was unhappy. And I also didn’t expect a remote drive to be able to come out. It happened that the hockey player was on the ice and waiting for the judge’s decision. But being freed from boxing? I’m glad the referees made the right decision in overturning the dismissal.
– Your captain Nikita Nesterov behaved very calmly before this nervous series. And scored the winning goal. Accident?
“There is no panic in our team. We even go to extra time, making a few jokes in the locker room. It creates lightness and at the same time we encourage each other, Kamenev told .
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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