Omsk Avangard announced that Sergei Zvyagin is the new head coach of the team. this has been said official website of the club.
“Sergei Zvyagin has shown excellent quality of work as a goalkeeper coach for several years. The skills of all their players improved and benefited Avangard. He agreed to take over the team at a critical moment in the series with Lokomotiv and did everything possible to win. The team and the fans respect him and are ready for this step,” said Avangard Chairman Averin.
During the season, Avangard parted ways with Mikhail Kravets and Zvyagin became acting coach. Omsk reached the quarter-finals of the Gagarin Cup, losing to Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in a round-of-seven match.
In addition to Lokomotiv and Traktor, Metallurg and Avtomobilist will play in the semi-finals of the tournament. The first match starts on April 2.
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 cup by winning against Ak Bars Kazan in the seventh match of the final series. CSKA and Ak Bars will no longer be able to compete for the cup this season; They were eliminated in the first round.
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