Press-conference

Alexander Kulikov (head coach, HC "Donbass"):

- The game was interesting. In the second period was a moment when I felt that we would win. It was a bullet, designated to our gates. Stepan played reliably and it gave impetus to the team. After this episode, we have added. Played a little differently, and brought game to win - I think a well-deserved victory.

- What happened to Borovkov?

- He had an injury. Details will only know tomorrow. Very sorry that we have only two and a half weeks before the Continental Cup. If he fails to recover, too bad, because the link in which he plays, it looked very decent.

- Can you say a few words about a team newcomer - Seleznyov?

- He currently plays for the first time after a long pause. I liked how he played. This is a fairly good level. Confident, tough defender, which we lacked.

- Today, we have not seen Pobedonostsev. What about him?

- We now have nine defenders, live sports competition. Now we have people who have to try, and we can not play the same. Championship is long. Now we have played something about fifty games and to play all the time is very hard. We need rotations.

Mikhail Varnakov (head coach, HC "Sarov"):

- I want to congratulate the hosts with a well-deserved victory. To play with a team that is in several orders stronger than you. With a fresh team that only after the VMF conducted the second game. It is very hard to expect to win, without scoring. We maybe had a chance to catch on, if we sold our moments. Seriously, expect to win have not scoring two outputs "2 in 1", one "3 in 1", and plus bullet. If we scored, we could "catch" for the result. As they say, if we had something to "protect". The home team is well prepared and when they are scoring - it gives them emotions, and we, on the contrary, something is hard to do. We now, after eight goals in Ryazan, has not turned in time to score. Claims for today's match is for our youth. Today they do not meet our expectations.

- You have played with the "Donbass" in the beginning of the championship. Can you compare the level of your opponent then and now?

- The team has become stronger. New people came, people from the KHL. "Donbass" become faster. The team has rested and today played the second game after the "VMF". Perhaps now, they were more easily than in the first game, thay felt the game rhythm. Maybe it's a bad time for us. And in the first match Donetsk team had an advantage, but today they are more dynamic.

Press Service of HC "Donbass"