Press-conference

After the match head coaches of "Donbass" and "Cracovia" answered on the questions of the media.

Alexander Kulikov (Head Coach, HC "Donbass")

- The game was very difficult. "Cracovia" showed a very good game. Somewhere, having an advantage in the first period our guys have not realized their moments. If then we could score two or three goals, I think the game would be completely different, but thanks to a good game of our opponent we were able to win not so easily.

- Perhaps, in view of yesterday's result, today your hockey players have underestimated your opponent?

- Why do you think so? The Polish team played harder today than yesterday. It was evident that they had many chances to score. I can not say that we were stronger on the head. However, yes, we had some advantage, which has also resulted to the final score 3-1.

- Is there any claims to the players on the game discipline?

- Yes, there is. We received 20 penalty minutes. In a game like this it is not acceptable. If the forwards of the Polish team were more skilled, we could experience serious difficulties.

- The moment when the team "survived" three against five, is it was the psychological trigger?

- Of course. At such times you got the confidence. Good played Goryacheskih. Very selflessly played players who were defending. But then again, we lost a lot of effort before the decisive game. We have time to restore 21 hours, and Rubin - 26-27. It is essential under the current regime of games. Extra 5-6 hours - it's advantage.

- "Rubin" and "Donbass" gave a lot of strength in today's games. What can we expect from tomorrow hockey?

- In the finals you not always see entertaining hockey. Teams will play on the result. As expected, two strongest teams in the tournament will meet, and the result of Sunday's match will be paramount.

Rudolph Rohachek (Head Coach, "Cracovia"):

- First and foremost I want to congratulate the Donbas with the victory. We are satisfied with the game, because our players did their best, both forwards and defenders. Donbass pressed us to the gates and Andrew Razhka became our hero of the game, he saved us many times. I want to thank our fans, who traveled 1,500 kilometers from Krakow. They supported us well and became the sixth field player of our team.

- Why did you decide to put Andrey Ryazhka into the goals for today?

- Radzishevsky has a lot of work yesterday, so I decided to put into the net more fresher Ryazhka. This is the main reason.

Press Service of HC "Donbass"