The Head Coach”Ak Barca » Zinetula Bilyaletdinov after losing to Avangard Omsk in the second game of the Gagarin Cup Eastern Conference final series, he said the team was unaffected by the last six-game series with Admiral Vladivostok in the second playoff round.
The match in Kazan ended with the score 3:2 in favor of Omsk. The score of the series up to four wins became equal – 1-1.
– The first period was not entirely successful, we have to understand why. We created a lot of chances in the second and third periods, but unfortunately we didn’t score. We will continue to prepare.
– Ak Bars won the match by force 31-16. Was that a setting for the game – playing harder compared to the first game?
– There was no such task, but we had to add aggression, they said.
– The first half was very different from what Ak Bars showed before. What is the reason?
— We have to find a solution, I cannot answer this question yet.
— How would you rate goalkeeper Timur Bilyalov’s game today?
“I think he played well.
– Amir Miftakhov played 20 minutes, did not concede.
“He did well, he came out ready. Amir is strong in this regard, his psychology is strong, he comes out calmly and plays.
– Who will play in goal in the next match?
– Although not ready to answer, we must reflect, we will make a decision.
– Can a trip to the Far East affect the team’s functional readiness now?
– Forget the Far East, we made it, and thank God.
Now there are serious, difficult games, no one thinks everything will be easy. The teams work, they give their all, there are no serious complaints, even if a correction has to be made.
– The team conceded a lot in the minority during these two matches. Is there an understanding of what needs to change?
– Our minority generally works well, but Avangard has a good majority, this first line of Knight plays very diversely, creates a lot of interesting chances. In principle, we are fixing the problem, but so far we cannot finally find the key,” the Ak Bars Bilyaletdinov website quotes.
The third game of the confrontation will take place in Omsk on April 5.
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