Defender “Neftekhimika » Lukasz Klok believes that the Nizhnekamsk team was not inferior in performance to the Novosibirsk “Sibir” team in the KHL regular season match.
Friday’s meeting ended with the defeat of Neftekhimik in overtime – 1:2.
“Everyone understands that it was an important match for both teams. Nobody wanted to take risks, the game continued until there was a mistake. We played well in the first half, but in the second half the opponents sometimes locked us in their zone. And in the third, everyone expected mistakes from each other. We only conceded one second before the end of overtime. I don’t want to say that there was a lucky rebound for the opponent, but we should have played better after the throw-in to gain more time. A very heavy defeat.
I don’t agree that Siberia was better. Yes, they locked us in in the second half, put us under pressure, even hit the post. We have five away matches ahead of us, there will be very serious pressure. It will be difficult to get glasses, but everything is in our hands. There are tough matches ahead, but no one said it would be easy. Each of us feels this pressure. We are all focused on reaching the playoffs. “We will fight until the end,” Klok told RB Sport.
Neftekhimik is in eighth place in the KHL Eastern Conference with 62 points.
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