Head coach of Omsk “Avant-garde » Mikhail Kravets said that after two goals scored against Vityaz near Moscow, the team relaxed and failed in the second segment of the Fonbet KHL championship match.
On Wednesday, Avangard lost to Vityaz with a score of 2:5. In the second half, the Omsk team conceded four goals.
— The fans supported both teams, but we are used to such support, this is not the first time. They understood that the opponent would be serious and that they really needed points. We talked to the guys about it, but only the first half can be included as an asset. After two goals we decided it would continue and played a lousy second half. We have no right to concede the majority. The team will play the next matches differently.
— Was the match with Vityaz particularly important to you?
— There are no ordinary matches in the KHL, each match brings or takes away points. The match against Vityaz is the same game for points. We were listening like all the KHL teams.
— The last match with Lokomotiv turned out to be emotional, the club brought the fathers of hockey players to the match. Can the defeat be attributed to a lack of emotion?
— Games and emotions like those in this match, on the contrary, should help the guys play better. After such matches and such support, we have no right to play like that,” Kravets said, according to a correspondent.
Avangard with 22 points is sixth in the Eastern Conference standings, Vityaz (12) is 11th in the West.
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