Defender “Locomotive » Dmitry Simashev said that the Yaroslavl team was able to rehabilitate after the defeat to Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the first match of the Gagarin Cup final.
On Thursday, Metallurg defeated Lokomotiv in the first game of the KHL playoff finals with a score of 2:1. In the second period, Magnitogorsk striker Igor Geraskin, jumping over Simashev, hit him on the head with his knee.
— How did you feel after Igor Geraskin hit you in the head?
“It hurt, that’s what it felt like.” I don’t know how it happens in boxing, but I had a slight knockdown. Overall, everything is fine. I arrived at the store and collected.
— Geraskin, in an interview with , apologized a lot for this moment. Is this important to you?
– No need to apologize. It’s a game moment. But if Igor expressed such feelings, thank you. Nothing bad happened. I’m doing very well.
— What can you say about the game? Magnitogorsk dominated the first two periods.
– Well, yes, this is not our best game. But there is one day left to think and work on mistakes. The series reaches four victories, everything is only just beginning. We can still recover.
— What helped you get back on your feet in the third period?
— It’s wrong to say that we were driving at the beginning. Maybe they just figured out how to play against them. And physically, we are well prepared. Always ready to add at any time.
— Was there a real Lokomotiv in the third period?
– You haven’t seen the real thing yet.
– After tomorrow?
– I can not make any promise.
— Didn’t you see the playoffs in there?
– You are provoking me! Not seen in this finale.
— How did you end up missing the draw? It doesn’t look like Lokomotiv.
— Leaving two minutes before the end of the match is not a good decision. And you have to respect the players. Robin Press has scored a lot this season with shots like this. This also played a role.
— This is your first KHL final. Were you worried?
— Overall, this is the greatest final of my career. In the first half, I was a little shaken. But the coaches help me during the playoffs. I spoke to them between episodes. It’s just a game. Yes, the stakes are higher in the final. But you have to play calmly, that’s all.
— Loko (MHL) is also in the final. What does this mean to you?
“We have to give credit to our system.” Lokomotiv has always been considered one of the strongest schools, if not the strongest. I am very happy for the young people. I’m young myself, I played with them last season. When they got past “The Seagull” and reached the final, I was happier about it than they were. I have heard that it has never happened that a system has won both the Gagarin Cup and the Kharlamov Cup in the same year. This means that there is something to achieve, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Simashev’s words.
The second match of the Gagarin Cup final will take place on April 20 at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time in Magnitogorsk.
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