Attack SKA Nikolai Polyakov believes that hockey players experience more emotions during matches after the team moved to the SKA Arena.
On February 11, SKA played its first match in the new SKA Arena. More than 20 thousand spectators attended the match against Sochi (8:1).
— In my opinion, the game went well. Open hockey, no one stopped anyone from playing. Lots of moments. I think the fans are very happy to have come.
— Half of the match took place without a goal from both teams. Why didn’t you manage to convert your chances?
— Both goalkeepers showed a phenomenal game. There were many chances, but the goalkeepers saved their teams. This is why we only managed to score two goals.
— After moving to the SKA Arena, attendance at SKA home matches increased as expected. How visible is the new environment compared to “Ice”?
— Difficult question, but a good one. Of course, the support encourages us much more. There were noticeably more people, more noise and, of course, more emotions.
— SKA has a match against Torpedo ahead of it. What to expect from this game?
“We will not deviate from our game, we will play as we played, put pressure, bend our line,” Polyakov said in Sport Day by Day.
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