Gagarin Cup winner and former striker “Locomotive » Vladimir Antipov believes that the Yaroslavl team was stronger in the quarterfinal series of the KHL playoffs “Avant-garde “due to the organization of the game.
On Saturday, Lokomotiv defeated Avangard in the seventh match of the Gagarin Cup quarter-final series (2:0). Yaroslavl won the series – 4-3. In the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup, the opponent of the railway workers will be the “Traktor” from Chelyabinsk, the series will begin on April 2 or 3 in Yaroslavl.
— Both teams deserve the semi-finals. As the series progressed, Omsk looked great. Avangard played very well in several matches. Yes, there was a meeting where they lost 0:7, but then they withdrew two games, losing by score. The series turned out to be fascinating and addictive. Avangard and Lokomotiv showed very watchable hockey.
— How did Lokomotiv prove to be stronger?
— I’m thinking about the organization of the game. They believe in their game plan, in their rigid structure, in their composition. The coaches believe in the players, the players believe in the coaches. It is very important. The team remains calm. This is a very important quality in the seventh matches. We saw that Lokomotiv calmly maintained a 2-0 advantage at the decisive moment,” Antipov told .
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