Traktor defender Ilya Karpukhin told how during a KHL match he invited Spartak player Alexander Belyaev to fight.
The main time of the FONBET KHL championship match in Chelyabinsk ended with a score of 2:2 (1:0, 1:0, 0:2), while in the penalty shootout Spartak was stronger – 2:1. The match took place on Monday.
“We didn’t succeed for two and a half periods.” We are very happy that we managed to equalize the score and take a point. I wanted to win, but even this result in such a match is good. I don’t know what happened to us. This match is not like the matches we had before. Before, it was clear who was doing what, but in this match it was chaos, a slight desynchronization. The coaches will point out our mistakes and we will approach the next match armed.
— Did Nikita Tertyshny’s puck help the team get back into the game?
“Of course, scoring goals always brings great emotions, and the bench became animated. When you don’t score, the arena becomes silent and the fans were also waiting for the pucks. And then one time they scored, and then another second goal. It’s just a shame that we didn’t win.”
— What happened to Spartak player Alexander Belyaev in the third period?
– Game moment. I asked him to express his emotions, but he refused. Then he ran towards me with his head down, let’s say, “to kill.” I played the opposite shot, he ran past. I suggested he take off his gloves, but he didn’t agree. The referee interpreted this as a block on my part. I came up and thanks for clarifying it. He told me that he had to react in some way because I had caught the Spartak player. The referee knows better, “Karpukhin told RB Sport.
Traktor is third in the KHL Eastern Conference with 10 points.
In the next match, Traktor will host Salavat Yulaev. The meeting will take place on September 25.
Watch live broadcasts of FONBET matches of the KHL championship on and the holding’s channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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