“In training, I felt the charge to win”: SKIF coach about the victory over Ufa

Krasnodar SKIF won in the home match of the men’s handball Superleague Ufa “Akbuzat” with a score of 33:26. After the game, the team coaches summed up the results of the meeting.

The first half was held in a stubborn struggle and ended with a slight advantage of the hosts 16:14.

– In the first period, we didn’t manage to play defensively, we couldn’t cope with the opponent’s back line, with the lineman, said the head coach of SKIF Dmitry Karlov. – Before the break, Denis Golovnya came out with us, the defense became more mobile. During the break, something additionally corrected. In the second half, the defense was finally stabilized, and goalkeeper Alexei Krikunov pulled it up at the right moments. In the attack, they brought it to the right and scored their own.

Krasnodar mentor said that the team coped with nervousness after two defeats in a row.

– After defeat in Omsk There were, of course, some concerns. But already against Stavropol “Victor” The guys wanted to prove that it was an accident. At the training sessions, the charge to win was felt, and the guys approached the match in good shape.

Akbuzat head coach Alexander Gorbatikov noted that the difference in the score was formed largely due to the game of goalkeepers.

– Only the first half we managed to play well. Even taking into account the fact that our goalkeepers did not provide any tangible help to the team today, 30 minutes were stubborn. Today was not their day. Plus, we made 3 losses in a row at the end of the half and got a gap of 2 goals. We tried to get together during the break, but again we started to concede and this was the result. And they did not convert 5 penalties today. When you make a hero out of an opponent’s goalkeeper, it’s almost impossible to win.