Captain”Locomotive » Sergei Andronov in an interview with , he said that the team’s forward Maxim Shalunov was not responsible for the injury of Traktor goalkeeper Zach Fucale at the start of the Gagarin Cup semi-final series.
On Thursday, Lokomotiv won the second match of the third round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs at home against Traktor (3:2 in overtime). In the fourth minute of overtime, local striker Georgy Ivanov scored the decisive goal. The series score became 2-0 in favor of Lokomotiv. Traktor goalkeeper Zach Fucale was injured in the first match after a collision with Lokomotiv striker Maxim Shalunov.
— What did you see in this episode when Maxim Shalunov crashed into Zach Fucale in the first match? This moment in the series has become key.
— It’s too early to talk about key moments, because the series has only just begun. And in the episode with Fucale, it was purely an accident. It’s hockey. Unfortunately, professional sports keep pace with injuries. I’m sure Max had no malicious intent. It was just such a moment.
— Why do you think Shalunov didn’t tap his stick to encourage Fucale, call him and apologize after his injury? Traktor head coach Alexey Zavarukhin complained about this at a press conference.
– It’s their business. It’s probably important to them. But to be honest, I just don’t see what Max should be apologizing for. We are all athletes. Well, an injury happened. I don’t even know how to react to this. Well, Traktor is paying attention. And we just don’t have time for that. We don’t want to focus on that. Let’s move on.
“When Chalunov comes to Chelyabinsk, let him be afraid,” Zavarukhin said. Could this be an attempt to influence you psychologically?
– Oh no. Max is a pretty old guy. Well, how to scare him? I don’t want to develop a skirmish here by inflating the comments. Zavarukhin considered it necessary to say this – this is his right, ”Andronov told .
The third match of the series will take place on April 6 in Chelyabinsk.
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