"A lot of brainstorming ahead": Isakov on the 0:3 series against "Metallurg"

      April 14, 2026 08:00 SportNIA "Nizhny Novgorod" - Polina Zubova Nizhny Novgorod's "Torpedo" suffered a defeat against Magnitogorsk's "Metallurg" in the third match of the quarterfinal series of the Gagarin Cup. The meeting ended with a score of 2:4, and the series score became 3:0 in favor of the Eastern Conference team.

      At the post-match conference, the head coach of Nizhny Novgorod, Alexey Isakov, summarized the meeting and noted that the team has serious work ahead of the fourth match, which will take place on April 15.

      "I have no complaints about the guys' dedication. We are losing in the details. We will correct these details and try to do everything to keep the series going. We had a lot of chances, but we didn't convert them. We believed we could hold on to the match. We won the third period, created a good momentum for the next match, but that's not enough. We need to show other qualities to win the day after tomorrow," the coach stated.

      According to Isakov, the opponent offers a very high pace, and only fresh players can cope with it. The team approaches each match with the intention to win, but not everything planned can be realized.

      "We go into every match to win and to surprise the opponent in some way. What is planned does not always work out, so we will think about the lineup and the plan for the next match. There will be a lot of brainstorming for the coaching staff," the specialist summarized.

      It was previously reported that the youth team "Chaika" reached the quarterfinals of the Kharlamov Cup.

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