In this meeting, Avangard defeated Lokomotiv in overtime with a score of 2:1. Under the leadership of Sergei Zvyagin, who replaced Mikhail Kravets as head coach, the Omsk team played its first match. In the second match they suffered a major defeat with a score of 0:7 and Kravets subsequently left the team.
Pluschev noted: “In this match, Avangard had no other choice. They rehabilitated themselves in front of their fans after the failure at home in the second match. They understood that a defeat in the third match would ruin their chances to reach the next round very weak. Therefore, Avangard played cautiously against Lokomotiv, controlled the game, did not take risks in attack, fearing counterattacks. The main thing is that they got results, but that doesn’t mean changing coach solves all the problems. I think with Avangard I can turn things around in this series.”
Lokomotiv leads the series 2:1. The next match will take place on Friday in Yaroslavl.
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Source: Sport
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