Sibir head coach David Nemirovsky said that the team’s goalkeeper Anton Krasotkin left his car on the road in traffic jam and ran two kilometers to the home field to catch the regular season match with Spartak of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). Nemirovski quotes his words press service Novosibirsk team.
“It may have been difficult for Krasotkin to get into the game due to traffic congestion. He got into the car, left the car and ran two kilometers towards the stadium. Maybe I was a little tired before the match,” said Nemirovski.
The match ended with the home team winning with a score of 4:3.
Among the winners, Alexey Yakovlev, Egor Alanov, Fedor Gordeev and Nikita Shashkov scored. Maxim Tsyplakov, Egor Savikov and Michal Czajkowski scored the goals for Spartak.
Thus, Spartak took a break from its record nine-game winning streak. The red-whites were defeated for the first time since October 2.
After 24 matches played, Spartak continues to occupy first place in the KHL Western Conference standings with 34 points. Siberia ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference, collecting 24 points in 22 matches.
Sibir will face CSKA Moscow in the next match. The match will be played in Novosibirsk on October 28. The first match will take place at 13:30 Moscow time. “Spartak” will play against Nizhnekamsk “Neftekhimik” in Moscow on October 31. The match will start at 19.30 Moscow time.
It was before named A KHL match that can gather more than 80 thousand spectators in the stands.