Head coach of Neftekhimik Oleg Leontiev after the match against SKA he said that his team created more chances in attack than their opponent.
SKA beat at home “Neftekhimik” with a score of 3:2 in overtime. The winning shootout was scored by Evgeniy Kuznetsov.
— We played a good match, we defended competently in the minority. But we had too many violations. We created many scoring chances and carried out counter-attacks. We had more chances than our opponents. We played without shyness. Boldly. I congratulated my team. Even though we didn’t win two points, we had an excellent match in terms of content and play. It’s a shame that we lost Alexander Dergachev for an indefinite period – more than a month. Our key player, and we count every combat unit.
— Does he have problems with his hand?
– Something to do with the shoulder. The exact diagnosis will be known tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. But hockey is a contact sport.
— You didn’t play to keep score?
— Our hockey is not defensive, as some want to characterize us. Our hockey is different: offensive, defensive and hybrid, depending on the situation.
The average age of our team is 26 years old. When and at what age can you play offensive hockey? Let the guys play.
— Why does Neftekhimik play in overtime so often?
“I didn’t even think about it.” As the game progresses, it results. Well, it happens like this. But we don’t play to hold on, and it’s not intentional. We fight, we hold on, and it happens like this,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Leontiev’s words.
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