As learned, the goalkeeper “Tractors » Zach Fucale remained in favor of the Chelyabinsk team after the first match with “Locomotive “
On Tuesday, Traktor lost the first match of the Fonbet KHL Championship semi-final playoff series against Lokomotiv (2:5). In the 35th minute, with the score 2:1 in favor of the hosts, Fucale collided with the opposing striker Maxim Shalunov. The Canadian goalkeeper was replaced by Sergei Mylnikov.
Fucale remained at the Traktor site in Yaroslavl. He walks without a limp, but he has some problems with his lower body. For moral and ethical reasons, will not report details of a possible goalie injury in the middle of the playoffs.
The Chelyabinsk club has not officially reported on Fucale’s health. The head coach of Traktor, Alexei Zavarukhin, at a press conference after the match, when asked about the state of health of the hockey player, replied: “It is a military secret.” There remains a possibility that the main goalkeeper of Traktor will participate in the second match of the series with Lokomotiv.
In the current playoffs, Fucale has played in 11 games, won eight times and saved 93.3% of shots. His replacement, Mylnikov, 24, on Tuesday made his Gagarin Cup debut, stopping 14 shots and conceding three goals (82.4%).
The second match of the series will take place on April 4 in Yaroslavl.
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Source : MatchTV
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