Ilnar Misbakhov: «We believed to the end that we could save the game»
30.01.2025
Reaktor Acting Head Coach Ilnar Misbakhov speaks with the media after a following 1–3 loss against Loko–76.
– The opponent's lineup has changed significantly. The main goalie came out, plus eight field players. And some of them play for Lokomotiv.But we told the team before the match that there was no need to be afraid of this, and that the match was only becoming more interesting. The team was definitely not afraid, but there were significantly more mistakes than the day before. And the mistakes led to goals in the 6th minute and at the end of the second period.
But even with these mistakes, we could have won if we had realized our opportunities in the majority. And besides, we were constantly trying to improve our position for a throw, and the opponents were covering us. We needed more throws.
Another unpleasant factor that led to this result was a lot of penalties. Absolutely ridiculous and inexplicable penalties. Perhaps we lacked freshness. After all, the same hockey players play in unequal lineups.
Nevertheless, we believed to the end that we could save the game. Goalie Vladislav Rukhlyadev pulled us up - he's a great guy.
It is important that we finally scored a goal. This is our springboard to the next match.
The away game is not bad considering our personnel difficulties. 3 wins in 4 matches. Then home games against the teams of the "Golden" division. Everyone who was disqualified will be able to play against "Auto", with the exception of Andrey Eremenko.
