Vladimir Pluschev, the former head coach of the Russian national team, talked about the elimination of Dynamo Moscow in the quarter-finals of the Gagarin Cup. His words are quoted “Sports Express”.
“Dynamo’s relegation is the biggest disappointment in the play-offs. I wanted to see two Moscow teams in the final. But now there is only one left and everything is quite problematic. It is not nice to see such a defeat. The first team of the West is the fourth team of the East “He loses to his team; this does not suit. “Traktor” won with honor and confidence. The fight was uncompromising on both sides,” said Plyushchev.
March 22 “Dynamo” accepted “Traktor” with a score of 4:5. Jordan Weal scored a double goal in this match.
Thanks to this victory, Traktor reached the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup. “Dynamo” lost to Chelyabinsk in the “dry” series. Last season, Muscovites lost to Torpedo in the first round and were eliminated.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is CSKA. On the 100th anniversary of its establishment on April 29, 2023, the Ordu team won the seventh match of the final series against Ak Bars Kazan and won the cup. CSKA and Ak Bars will no longer be able to compete for the cup this season.
Previously Bilyaletdinov explained His departure from Ak Bars.