Head coach Severstal Andrei Kozyrev after the match against Minsk “Dynamo” said that the Belarusian hockey players in his team are very motivated when facing this opponent.
On Tuesday, Severstal beat Dynamo Minsk at home (3:2 B). The winning shootout was scored by Alexander Skorenov.
— The opponent had an advantage at the start of the match and throughout the second period. We couldn’t control the puck, we made a lot of mistakes. As a result, they lost. And in the third period, we managed to turn the tide of the match, we scored good goals and won on penalties. It was a good return.
— Your players said that when the score was 0:2, an interesting conversation took place in the locker room. What was there?
– Yes, the usual things we say. Which required regaining control of the puck. The guys heard it and did it.
— Belarusian Skorenov scored the winning penalty shootout for the Belarusian club. Does nationality play a role here?
– Yes, you are right. And it’s not just Alexander. We also have other Belarusians in our team, and they are playing great matches against Minsk. Yes, they are overmotivated against their compatriots,” Kozyrev said, as quoted by a correspondent.
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