Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Pluschev told that the Gagarin Cup final will be a tough fight, despite Yaroslavl’s dominant performance “Locomotive “in the playoffs.
The first participant in the KHL playoff finals was Lokomotiv, which defeated Traktor in the semifinals with a score of 4-0. The opponent of the Yaroslavl team will be the winner of the series between Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist “and Yekaterinburg”Motorist “, in which the score is equal – 3-3.
— Don’t you have the feeling that no matter who reaches the Gagarin Cup final against Lokomotiv, the Yaroslavl team still has a path to the cup?
“I don’t want to make such categorical statements, the path ahead of them does not exist.” Overall, I’m not convinced the ending will be easy. With any opponent in the final, whether “Metallurg” or “Automobilist”, there will be a battle for life and death. And in general, such a long rest is perhaps not a plus for Lokomotiv, but even a minus. The tone of the game is lost; it cannot be replaced by maintaining fitness as part of the training process,” Plyushchev told .
If Metallurg wins the seventh match of the semi-final series, which will take place on April 15, the final will begin in Magnitogorsk. If Avtomobilist succeeds, it will be in Yaroslavl.
The match will be broadcast live on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites. The broadcast begins at 4:45 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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