Head Coach “Sochi” Sergei Zubov After the tournament match Nikolai Puchkov against SKA, he announced that goalkeeper Sergei Ivanov was injured and was forced to miss the shootout.
On Friday, Sochi was defeated by SKA (1:2 G). During regulation time, the match ended in a draw, the winner of the match was determined by a series of free throws. Sochi goalkeeper Sergei Ivanov, 20, reflected 65 of 66 shots on his own goal during regulation time, according to statistics published by the club’s press service. In the penalty shootout, Sochi’s goal was defended by Alexei Krasikov.
— Sergei Ivanov is the hero of our team today. He kept us in the game until the end. During the shootout, we replaced the goalkeeper because Ivanov was injured. You saw for yourself how many shots there were.
“SKA with a victory, a good strong team. For us it was a lesson, a good test. We have a lot of young people who played for the first time against an opponent of this level. We will become better,” the correspondent reports, according to Zoubov’s words.
On Monday, Sochi will play a tournament in St. Petersburg against Severstal.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3.
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