Head coach of SKA Romain Rotenberg after the KHL championship match against Severstal, Fonbet said that the victory was due to the team’s goaltender Artemy Pleshkov.
On Wednesday, SKA beat Severstal at home with a score of 4:1. Valentin Zykov scored a brace for the Army team, while Vladimir Alistrov and Alexander Nikishin also scored goals. Pleshkov, 20, played the entire match, stopping 22 shots and missing one goal.
— I have followed Pleshkov for a very long time, he is an interesting goalkeeper. You saw this today. I’m happy that in Russia there are goalkeepers who can surprise. However, it’s just a game. It will work. We will decide with the goalkeeper coach who will start the next match. It’s a team victory. But of course, Pleshkov’s merit is there. This is what we need. His eyes shine, he energizes the whole team,” reports a correspondent from , reports Rotenberg’s comments.
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