Vladimir Antipov: patience and endurance were our keys to success

– Patience and endurance were our keys to success. We ignored the score in the series – we fought in every game, and that’s what got us into the finals.

It seemed as if Traktor was better than Ak Bars strategy wise.
We had some time after first two games to correct our mistakes and adjust to our opponents.

Tonight Traktor’s forwards had to work in the defense zone a lot.
Yes, we spent a lot of time in our own zone. Luckily we found our chances in counterattacks.