Ak Bars head coach Anvar Gatiyatulin shared his thoughts after the team’s 1-3 defeat against Lokomotiv in the first game of the Gagarin Cup final series.
– Could the break between rounds have affected the result?
– We prepared well. We considered everything from the previous series. We played the first match. The key now is to recover properly and prepare for the next game.
– What happened at the start of the second period?
– We made mistakes, and the opponent took advantage of them.
– Did you consider shaking up the lines in the third period to change the momentum?
– I wouldn’t say we played poorly. In the second period, the opponent capitalized on our mistakes. However, we also had dangerous moments and applied good pressure. We created scoring chances in front of their net.
So, again, the priority is to recover and prepare for the next match, Gatiyatulin said.
