“What did we have to do, miss goals?” Mambetaliev explained the defeat of Barys from SKA – Hockey

Head coach “Barysa» Galym Mambetaliev at a press conference spoke about the defeat from St. Petersburg SKA (0:1) in the match KHLreports Sports.kz.

Barys lost their eighth consecutive KHL match.

— We warned the guys, analyzed the game… SKA is a fast team, a good selection of players. We wanted to play more patiently in defense, on counterattacks… But, you see, we didn’t score our goals, missed the counterattack and lost. That's it.

— If we take the second period, its second segment, it seems that SKA played in the majority. To endure – was that the task at this moment or was it just the opponent who was so overwhelmed?
– Well, I think any team is locked in the zone – not just us.

– But not for half a period.
– I don’t think that half a period in the zone…