Spartak Moscow forward Ansel Galimov said the team managed to beat Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the KHL playoff game thanks to a fast puck Maxima Tsyplakova and also noted the support of the head coach Alexey Jamnov in a difficult situation.
THURSDAY “Spartacus” beat Metallurg with a score of 5:2. Zhamnov’s team narrowed the gap in the second round of the playoffs – 1-2.
— What helped you get started from the first seconds?
— First of all, our viewers, their support is fantastic! Plus, we managed to score first. When you’re in front, it’s much easier to play.
— What did the team lack in previous matches to score?
— We didn’t focus on the game separately [вратаря «Магнитки» Ильи] Nabokov. I can say that the staff supported us.
— Can we say that you needed time to adapt to your opponent?
— Probably, they simply did not fully implement the instructions of the technical staff. But after each match, Alexey Yuryevich said that everything was fine and we needed to calm down, the correspondent reports Galimov’s words.
The teams will play their next match on March 23 in Moscow.
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Source : MatchTV

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