Vladimir Krikunov, the head coach of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) team in Riga “Dinamo”, regretted that on Tuesday all three lost goals were scored in one regular time.
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It has already been reported that “Dinamo” missed a three-goal lead in the regular championship match on Tuesday and lost to Omsk’s “Avangard” led by Bob Hartley at a 3: 4 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1) overtime. Kristaps Zīle, Jānis Švanenbergs and Gints Meija scored the goal for the Rigans.
“It’s not nice to lose a 3-0 lead. Unfortunately, all three goals were scored by one shift,” said Krikunov.
It should be noted that there were various pairs of guards on the field during the lost goal. Lauris Dārziņš and Nikolajs Jelisejevs, who together with Metu Lorito, also experienced the second puck from the attackers during the minor goal. The third goal was scored against Jere Karjalainen-Lauris Dārziņš-Lukašs Radils.
“The young hockey players were happy with their game, but again we are still haunted. Philip Buncis could have put an end to the game, but his time is not yet. The boys tried and fought, tried to win the game. : 0, “Krikunov told a post-match press conference.
He thinks the team is just scared to defeat a strong opponent. The coaches warned the hockey players before the third period that they must play carefully, because “Avangard” will try to play.
Injuries continue to haunt the people of Riga. Krikunov said that Rice Scarlett is playing with an injury, but Nikolai Yeliseev has refreshed the injury after his return. Arsenis Hisamutdinov also has health problems. It is also necessary to do without the help of Emil Porier for the time being.
In turn, Jānis Švanenbergs admitted that “Dinamo” started the match well and actively, as well as the attacker praised the team’s performance in defense.
“We were able to use our chances and score a goal. The first 40 minutes of our performance were successful. However, we were unable to keep up with them in the final 20 minutes, resulting in three goals.
In the tournament table, Riga’s “Dinamo” with 35 points in 42 games takes the last place in the Western Conference, while the Omsk team in the Eastern Conference ranks fifth with 54 points in 43 matches.
After this game, “Dinamo” will play three away games, the first of which will meet with the “Torpedo” in Nizhny Novgorod on December 30.
