The monster let a new rule. I did not understand why the player does not return to the ice, he laughed – Sport.cz

“After the way the match looked, the point is golden for us,” admitted the author of Třinec’s opening goal, Andrej Nestrášil. Daniel Kurovský added the second.

Last season, the rule for Champions League hockey, which states that a suspended player does not return to the ice after conceding a goal, has been punished several times. But this time it helped. Do you look at it differently now?

Honestly, I completely forgot about that rule. When we got that goal to make it 1-2, I was confused for a while as to why I should stay on the ice. Only then did it dawn on me.

For a long time you could not do it on the ice of Färjestad. It was only possible in the one power play you played, why couldn’t you score earlier?

It is difficult for us to move to such a large area, we are not used to it at all. The hockey we play at home is not valid here at all. We are used to shooting it at the goal from everywhere, but here it is really long. On the other hand, it was very clear from the opposition that they are at home here and that they have destroyed it. They keep the puck, circulate a lot and shoot only in the last phase. That’s where I could see the biggest difference.

Färjestad are yet to lose in the current Champions League season. Did many know about their quality?

Yes, but it’s like last year with Davos, where we didn’t even qualify and then beat them at home. Of course, these players are quality, but we also have quality players in the team. Maybe that’s not the most important thing. Their best player is David Tomášek, who played against us for Sparta.

In the extra league, you lost the lead in the last two games, this time you eliminated the opponent’s lead and returned to the game.

Above all, we should not rely on him to succeed again. We can’t keep pulling the short end of the stick, although it was different here than against Liberec and Pilsen, when we lost the lead and had to fight for the win in the end . We have to work on it and play more as a team and as a tool even in favorable conditions.

About one hundred and twenty followers traveled with you again. Have they heard of the ice?

Honestly far more than the local fans. They almost didn’t hear at all. Besides, the stadium wasn’t even half empty. The feeling was not good at all. Our fans were fantastic again. It is difficult for many of them to take time off and travel to a foreign country to see us, so we thank them very much.