Kazan falls heavily against outsiders in KHL

Ak Bars Kazan lost to an unexpected opponent in the KHL, angering their coach Anvar Gatiyatulin after a performance deemed unacceptable.Sports, And Bars, Anvar Gatiyatulin, Ice hockey, Kazan, KHL, AFE PACKAGE, newsAk Bars Kazan lost to an unexpected opponent in the KHL, angering their coach Anvar Gatiyatulin after a performance deemed unacceptable.

L'Ak Bars Kazan a concédé une défaite surprenante sur le score de 5 buts à 3 face à l'une des formations les plus faibles de la conférence Est de la Kontinental Hockey League.

Anvar Gatiyatulin n'a pas caché sa frustration lors de la conférence de presse d'après-match, pointant directement du doigt le manque d'implication de ses joueurs sur la glace.

Le technicien russe a fustigé l'attitude de son effectif après avoir laissé filer un avantage confortable de trois buts à un acquis lors des deux premiers tiers-temps.

Alexandre Khмелевский avait pourtant montré la voie en ouvrant le score et en maintenant un niveau d'exigence élevé pendant quarante minutes, avant que la machine tatare ne s'enraye complètement.

Kazan's defense completely imploded in the final period, conceding four consecutive goals against opportunistic and incisive opposing attackers.

Twenty-one shots on target were repelled as best they could by the goalkeeper, abandoned by his back line during phases of opposing numerical superiority.

This poor performance rekindles the debate on the consistency of the Kazan club, unable to secure its matches against teams at the bottom of the table since the start of the season.

The Tatar team will try to rectify the situation next Tuesday on its ice rink against a direct opponent for the play-offs.