According to Rotenberg, the opponent won thanks to freshness. The coach of the St. Petersburg team complained about the team’s difficult schedule.
“We understood that it would be a difficult match – the fourth away match. We started well, we achieved the setup of the first half. We understood that the opponent had rested for seven days, that ‘it would be fresh.
The task was to score in the first half of the match. We implemented this plan. Then they lost track. This is due to both the performance of the Sochi team and our mistakes.
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We brought in fresh blood, let the guys prove themselves and we will draw conclusions. Today was an important match for us, an important lesson. It is clear that the opponent was much fresher after seven days of rest. At that time we were flying and playing, but that’s no excuse to play today. It’s your fault.
With all due respect to Sochi, we lost to ourselves today. Let’s take all this into account. There is an important next match coming up – against Ak Bars. Now is the time to heal the wounds, prepare and make changes to the squad,” the coach said, as quoted by the SKA press service.
Source: Sport
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