Dynamo Head Coach answered journalists' questions after the match against Rubin Kazan (3:2).
— First of all, I would like to express my condolences to the relatives and friends of the Dynamo young hockey player Valentin Rodionov. I would also like to wish a speedy recovery to Mikhail Kostyukov, who got a serious injury today.
As for the game, I am very delighted of this victory. We earned three points in a very difficult match against a good team. We didn't score a penalty, but we didn't give up and learned on this moment. The team played as a whole. I think this victory is absolutely deserved.
— Do you think that the team lost concentration after the first goal?
— Today we started the game very well: we created several chances from the set-pieces, scored a goal that was cancelled due to offside. Yes, after scoring the goal, we started playing passively. As a result, Rubin tied the game. But the most important thing is that we showed character and willingness to win in the second half.
— Why did Nicola Moro take the penalty? Who will now take penalties in the absence of Daniil Fomin?
— Fomin is our main penalty taker, but by that time he was no longer on the pitch. Nikola Moro converted penalties well before. Szymanski could take it as well.
— How unexpected was the Rubin starting lineup for you? Did you plan to play more through Denis Makarov, who was opposed on the his wing by the nominal forward Mikhail Kostyukov?
— Of course, we knew about the squad problems of Rubin. We knew that their main left-back was injured, and the defensive midfielder had got two yellow cards in the previous match. We took these factors into consideration, but we put our playing principles and our football at the forefront. We demonstrated it on the pitch today.
— Did you know that Dynamo won for the first time at this stadium?
— No, I didn't know about it. It's good that this happened and our winning series continued.