MOSCOW, April 18, Pavel Levkovich. Victory of Kazan «Ak Barca» in the first match of the final series of the playoffs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) against CSKA is natural, the Moscow team needs to cheer up, said Boris Mikhailov, two-time Olympic champion and member of the supervisory board of the army.
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On Monday Ak Bars defeated CSKA Moscow 4:1 in Kazan.
““The strongest wins, I always say so, but the game was interesting. With the score 2:1 in favor of Kazan, CSKA missed the third, and it became clear that the army team would lose. The game itself was fighting, all teams had moments, but they win the one who scores. «Ak Bars» naturally outplayed the army team, this defeat should cheer up the CSKA hockey players, and we will see another team on the ice in the second match. Both teams played with passion and on the verge of removal. This is typical of the final, yesterday the result turned out like this, and what will happen tomorrow — the match will show,» Mikhailov said.
The second match of the confrontation will take place in Kazan on Wednesday.