02.12.11 19:00 Druzhba Palace, Donetsk
Donbass
Donetsk
VHL Championship (West)
First stage of VHL (regular championship)
4 : 1
(1:0, 1:0, 2:1)
Game ended
Kristall
Saratov
Press-conference
At the end of the game "Donbas" - "Crystal" head coaches shared their impressions of the match.
Alexander Kulikov (head coach, HC "Donbass")
- Until the final, game kept the audience in suspense. It is seen that a team from Saratov struggling desperately clings for every point. Such a team should get to eight, because its players showed a very good hockey. There were many mistakes that we made. This applies to deletions at the end of the match. I think we will examine them. The turning moment was when the score was 2-1 when we were in three. We survived. After that, the ending of the meeting, we won. At the critical moment we were able to motivate the guys. We said that if we will stand, we will win. And so it happened.
- Is it enough power for the match with the "Lada"?
- I think that doctors will try to put a team on its feet. We have a very heavy schedule. In addition to that we have game every other day, there were those three cup matches. We see that the guys tired, but I think we will do our best to ensure that the team has shown a level that it shows.
- Why did you took time-out in the end of the meeting?
- It was left to play two minutes with little, before the end of the match. While the visiting team has attempted to align and save the game. Made the installation, calmed the guys. Left over to play by last shift. It turned out the way we wanted. We had to win a throw-in and transfer the game into the zone of the opponent. It happened and we scored a so much needed goal.
Sergei Vorsunov (acting head coach, HC "Crystal")
- I liked the play of our team. In the first period we began timidly, then got used. Started to play in contact hockey, there were moments. The key moment - when we began to escalate pressure on the opponent's gate, they had two removal and in the game five to three we did not score in a completely empty net. Kokuev hit the crossbar. Another time, when the player was on the line, I would like to see it in the replay. At the end of the game we did not have enough strength. This is our fourth game on the road. Physical and moral strength is low. Almost a day spent on the bus, not exercising, but in general I am satisfied with the game. I think if we will continue to playing well, will start to gain points from the nearest home series.
- When the score was 1:3, a goalkeeper replacement - a desire to model a situation like this for the future, or hope to save the game?
- We had hoped to save the game. Time was enough. We lost a key face-off, and did not expect a team player - a rival to drop on goal almost from the board. We needed to recoup and we risked.
Press Service of HC "Donbass"
Alexander Kulikov (head coach, HC "Donbass")
- Until the final, game kept the audience in suspense. It is seen that a team from Saratov struggling desperately clings for every point. Such a team should get to eight, because its players showed a very good hockey. There were many mistakes that we made. This applies to deletions at the end of the match. I think we will examine them. The turning moment was when the score was 2-1 when we were in three. We survived. After that, the ending of the meeting, we won. At the critical moment we were able to motivate the guys. We said that if we will stand, we will win. And so it happened.
- Is it enough power for the match with the "Lada"?
- I think that doctors will try to put a team on its feet. We have a very heavy schedule. In addition to that we have game every other day, there were those three cup matches. We see that the guys tired, but I think we will do our best to ensure that the team has shown a level that it shows.
- Why did you took time-out in the end of the meeting?
- It was left to play two minutes with little, before the end of the match. While the visiting team has attempted to align and save the game. Made the installation, calmed the guys. Left over to play by last shift. It turned out the way we wanted. We had to win a throw-in and transfer the game into the zone of the opponent. It happened and we scored a so much needed goal.
Sergei Vorsunov (acting head coach, HC "Crystal")
- I liked the play of our team. In the first period we began timidly, then got used. Started to play in contact hockey, there were moments. The key moment - when we began to escalate pressure on the opponent's gate, they had two removal and in the game five to three we did not score in a completely empty net. Kokuev hit the crossbar. Another time, when the player was on the line, I would like to see it in the replay. At the end of the game we did not have enough strength. This is our fourth game on the road. Physical and moral strength is low. Almost a day spent on the bus, not exercising, but in general I am satisfied with the game. I think if we will continue to playing well, will start to gain points from the nearest home series.
- When the score was 1:3, a goalkeeper replacement - a desire to model a situation like this for the future, or hope to save the game?
- We had hoped to save the game. Time was enough. We lost a key face-off, and did not expect a team player - a rival to drop on goal almost from the board. We needed to recoup and we risked.
Press Service of HC "Donbass"
