Former head coach “Lokomotiv » Peter Vorobiev told that the Yaroslavl team is the main contender for victory in the Gagarin Cup.
On Monday, Lokomotiv defeated Chelyabinsk Traktor (3:0) away in the fourth match of the Gagarin Cup semi-final series and will participate for the second time in its history in the playoff final of the KHL. In the second semi-final, Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist meets Magnitogorsk Metallurg (series score is 1-2).
— Lokomotiv is now the main contender for victory in the Gagarin Cup. In many iconic tournaments, the team that plays well on defense wins. It is enough to recall that in the semi-finals of the World Cup (2019 – approx.), the Russian team lost to the Finns with a score of 0: 1. Anttila scored, after which the Finnish team simply played competently on defense, despite our team’s formidable attacks.
Lokomotiv knows how to play defensively competently, they have good defenders. Isaev was at home, he plays very well. Every hockey player knows what he should do on the ice, he does not worry and knows how to calmly lead matches to victory,” Vorobiev told .
Lokomotiv will play in the Gagarin Cup final for the first time since 2009.
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Source : MatchTV
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