SKA Head Coach Romain Rotenberg said, thanks to which it was possible to reverse the unsuccessful developing match with Cherepovets Severstal.
On Sunday, SKA beat Severstal in a shootout in the Fonbet KHL Championship game – 2:1. Striker Marat Khairullin scored the winning goal.
— We put ourselves in place only to win, we wanted to please our fans and all of St. Petersburg. We understood that Severstal had a completely renewed team, they brought in new players. We found reserves – everything that was, everything was given for the victory. The guys are great, they showed willpower, strength of mind. Now there is an opportunity to recover, a lot of tough games every other day. We will continue to prepare. Special thanks to our fans.
“How can you explain the Khairullin phenomenon?”
– Marat was on the pencil with us for a long time, he is a strong player. He has a serious character, he is a morally strong guy. This is an example of great work on yourself. Victory is the merit of the whole team, but he also shows leadership, leads the team behind him and scores the most important goals.
— As in the previous match, Severstal opened the scoring. What does this have to do with your defensive game?
— Yes, we failed to start, but the main thing was to turn the tide of the match. Our players knew how to do it. We had a conversation after the first period. The main thing is that our players reacted to this conversation, well done guys. Strong opponent, very organized, strong coaching staff, so it’s a big win for us,” Rotenberg said.
After eight games, SKA is undefeated and leads the Western Conference standings with 16 points, while Severstal is in fifth place with nine points after seven games.
Source : MatchTV
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