Coach of Nizhnekamsk “Neftekhimika” Oleg Leontiev spoke about the reasons for the loss in the Fonbet KHL Championship game with Sibir.
The match took place in Novosibirsk on Tuesday, until the 42nd minute the guests led with the score 2:0.
The boys are ready to fight. We had a great first half. They took a 2-0 lead, 15-3 on shots, controlled the game. In the second half, we held on well in the minority and there was no indication of such an evolution of events, while in the third period we obtained such goals. A kind of fatal misfortune. All the guys were playing, catching up, giving each other play, but again we were left without points. For me, this is the first such long series of failures, as well as for many guys in the team. Our game inspires hope, but we have to play until the end.
– Pavel Poryadin said today at one of the times that there was no violation and the judges overturned the majority for Neftekhimik. Maybe you shouldn’t have been so nice? We would have played on the power play and probably scored.
– Pasha behaved decently. I congratulated him. This is exactly how you should behave. You have to be a gentleman on the ice. I don’t think this episode influenced the outcome of the match in any way. We must remain human in any situation.
– Emil Garipov is now on the refusal list. Is Neftekhimik interested in him?
Yes, there is interest in him. Are we going to take it? Wait and watch.
– Usually after such a losing streak there is some kind of dismissal. Is there something like that in the team?
We will reflect and analyze. Maybe something will happen. Surely there will be changes,” the Neftekhimik press service said, citing Leontyev.
In the next match, Neftekhimik will face Traktor at home.
Source : MatchTV
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