“We have a series of defeats that presses very hard”: HC Sochi lost to Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo

In the first match of the new year, HC Sochi lost to Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo with a score of 5:2. Hockey players met KRK Nagorny on the ice on January 3.

Nizhny Novgorod opened the scoring in the 6th minute, this puck was the only one in the first period. Sochi residents answered only at the beginning of the second – a goal under the authorship of Artyom Nikolaev. It was followed by a series of four goals against the Leopards. Sochi residents were able to change the score only after three removals in a row in the third half. However, Donat Stalnov’s goal in the 58th minute did not affect the outcome of the game.

“We have a series of defeats, which is very pressing. It’s hard to feel confident,” Leopards mentor Sergei Svetlov commented on the match.

The next game of the Sochi players will take place on the ice of the Moscow CSKA Arena. Leopards will play with the hosts of the army site on January 5 in Moscow.

Recall the defeat of Sochi residents started in mid-November. The loss of “Torpedo” became 17 in a continuous series.