The coach of the Kazakhstan national team said he was tired after the first match of the Channel One Cup – Hockey

Head coach Kazakhstan national team Oleg Bolyakin commented on the defeat from Belarus (1:3) in the opening match Channel One Cupreports Sports.kz with reference to Shaiba.kz.

— What positive things did you see in the last game?
— Quite a good team, the guys looked great for two periods. And then the opponent’s experience took its toll. Naturally, we understood that the best players were gathered there, and even against this background our squad looks very worthy.

— What experience can the Kazakhstan national team learn from this?
— Tournaments give experience. When you play with such opponents, young players will raise their level.

— From the end of the second period, everything did not go as planned. Why?
– I don't think what went wrong…