Athletistic / Hockey. Lokomotiv captain and striker Sergei Andronov believes that Railway striker Maxim Shalunov is not guilty of injuring Traktor goalkeeper Zak Fukala. The Canadian goalkeeper was injured in the second period of the opening match of the Gagarin Cup semi-final series.
“It’s too early to talk about the key moments of the series, because it has only just started. In the episode with Fucale, it was purely an accident. It’s hockey. Unfortunately, professional sports keep up injuries. I’m sure Maxim There was no malicious intent, it was just then that it happened.
Why Shalunov didn’t tap his stick and encourage Fucale, didn’t call him and didn’t apologize after the injury – that’s their business. This is probably important to the opponent. But to be honest, I just don’t see what Maxim should apologize for. I don’t even know how to react to this. “Traktor” pays attention to this. And we just don’t have time for that. We don’t want to focus on that. We are moving on,” Andronov said, as quoted by Match TV.
On April 4, Lokomotiv defeated Traktor (3:2) in overtime and took the lead in the series with a score of 2-0. Note that Zach Fucale, after a collision with Shalunov in the first meeting of the series, immediately left the ice and was not even included in the Traktor lineup for the second game.
The third match of the series between Traktor and Lokomotiv will take place on April 6 in Chelyabinsk.
Source: Sport
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