Ekaterinburg hockey club "Motorist" lost to CSKA Moscow with a score of 3: 4. "The drivers" twice led during the meeting: first in the most distinguished Egor Milovzorov, and 7 minutes later the puck was marked by Anatoly Golyshev, but the capital club both times compared the score.
The turning point of the fight was the injury of the Canadian striker Urals Francis Pare, who got a kick in the eye from the defender of the "army" Bogdan Kiselevich. The Russian received a double small fine, but instead of realizing the numerical advantage, "Motorist" missed the majority. Ten minutes later, CSKA conducted another effective attack. At the very end of the meeting, Anatoly Golyshev returned the intrigue, but the Ekaterinburg players could not even equalize even after the removal of goalkeeper Vladimir Sochatsky.
Head coach of "Motorist" Vladimir Krikunov noted that in matches with rivals like CSKA, three goals scored is not enough for a positive result.
"We have a lot of people today did not play for various reasons, for example, goalkeeper Kovar did not even put on a game. Some guys spent the last matches unsuccessfully and got on the bench. Today, due to injury, Couple had to switch to a game in three links. Although we managed to score the third goal, with CSKA this is not enough, "- said Vladimir Krikunov.
Also, the mentor "drivers" noted that during the duel Canadian forward "Motorist" Francis Pare was taken to the hospital, and his eye does not yet see. After the defeat, the Urals continue to occupy the third place in the Eastern Conference, lagging behind the leading Kazan "Ak Bars" by one point. In the next match, "Motorist" will play with Podolsky "Vityaz".