Head coach of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist » Andrei Razin After the loss to Avtomobilist in the fourth game of the playoff semifinal series, Fonbet of the KHL Championship said that he would not scold forward Igor Geraskin for the mistake that led to the game-winning goal Urals.
On Tuesday, Avtomobilist defeated Metallurg on their ice in the fourth match of the Gagarin Cup – 5:3. In the first half, Zavarukhin’s team lost with a score of 0:3. Ural scored the winning goal 7 seconds before the end of the match.
— A good start, we led 3:0. They scored on the power play. This relaxed us a little. The first goal was useless, after which Avtomobilist lit up. Although it was the only period after 3:1 where we played very badly. In the second and third periods, not only were we not worse, but even better than our opponents. But both periods were lost.
Well, life goes on. The series has started again. Get ready for the next match.
— Why didn’t you manage to create a comfortable advantage after scoring three goals?
– This is the merit of Avtomobilist – they went on the attack and turned the situation around.
— In this match, Metallurg made more counterattacks than in the first three of the series. Why is that?
– It happens. Indeed, in the second half, there was a period where we missed many unnecessary counter-attacks. We have a team selected to play in this style. It was possible to sit somewhere and build buses. But we have a different style, and it gives results throughout the season. We don’t want to give it up, even in the playoffs.
— You said you were ready to kill your goalkeeper Ilya Nabokov if Magnitogorsk lost…
– Yes, after the season I will try to shoot him. And also Mukhametova and Geraskina. What happened to our attacker? Nevermind. Well, it happens. The guy didn’t see him and started making a pass. At the last moment, Geraskin gave in and gave it away. And now? We took risks. We wanted to win. Not losing but winning are two different things. In the end, I put the guys who had the puck in the opposing zone for the entire third period. We attacked and created many chances. Yes, we faced a counterattack. I won’t shoot anyone! I already joked about Nabokov once. But now you are addicted and asking the same thing. That’s it, topic closed! No executions! “Everyone is alive and healthy,” Razin was quoted as saying by a correspondent.
The score in the best-of-four series is 2-2. The fifth match will take place on April 11 in Magnitogorsk.
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