Astana head coach “Barysa” Andrei Skabelka compared two matches against “Siberia” over the past week as part of the KHL regular season, noting that in the meeting on Thursday, Novosibirsk ceased to be lucky.
On Thursday, in the first official match at the new Sibir-Arena, Sibir beat Barys on penalties – 1:0. In regulation time and in overtime, the score was not opened. “A decisive ball sold host striker Taylor Beck”. On September 4 in Astana, Sibir defeated the hosts on ice in overtime – 5:4.
– Why was the match so closed? What kind of hockey does Barys want to play? Doesn’t that come from an attack?
– I don’t quite understand the expression “attacking hockey”. At one point, Pyotr Ilyich Vorobyov was asked: “What kind of hockey do you play? He replied, “When you have the puck, you attack. When we don’t have the puck, we defend. “Of course we want to score. But it doesn’t always work. You have to work on it, it’s skill.
– Why was this match not at all like the previous one against Sibir two days ago? It was 5:4 in overtime.
– We have more open hockey in Kazakhstan. Also, the majority implementation was good, and Sibir was assisted by Old Man Hottabych, they had some rebounds on their side. And in this match it was not observed.
– Can you compare the atmosphere in the Novosibirsk arenas – old and new?
– I didn’t see much difference. She is, of course. But here the acoustics are completely different. However, in Novosibirsk, they ardently encourage their team. And I congratulate the fans for this event, because they have a new palace. I am happy that it was I who had the honor of opening this arena and thus making history. Too bad we didn’t win, of course.
– How do you assess the quality of the site?
There was good ice cream in the morning. But in the evening, the quality of the ice cream was much worse. This may be because a full stadium has gathered. Apparently, the ice work services have not yet gotten used to the new conditions. And so, in general, the arena is beautiful, ”quotes correspondent Skabelka.
The match was attended by 10,418 spectators, which is a record for the team’s home matches.
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