Penza, 12 April 2012. PenzaNews. Penza hockey club "Diesel" lost the game with Tyumen "Rubin" in the sixth match of a semifinal series playoffs of the championship of Highest hockey league on Wednesday, April 11. The match score was 2:5 in favor of guests. As a result Diesel finished performance in the championship, having won bronze medals. "Rubin" has won four matches of a series, reached the final, where they will play with Neftekamsk “Toros.”

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“Guys played well today. They’ve done all that they could. For rivals this game was solving, one remained with us in a stock, but played, as it is necessary. Good fellows. Now «let's charge batteries» and we will play in the ending with bewitched friends,” the head coach of "Rubin" Miskhat Fakhrutdinov declared after match.

“For us, unfortunately, the season completed. I’d like to thank fans, during the championship they supported the team. A series with “Rubin” was hard and intense. The last meetings should be carried out to three five. “Rubin” had better players, I consider, somewhere they are more skilled. Unlike the rival, we today didn't use privileges. Hard games were with "Lada" and "Locomotive" and we won. Our sportsmen fought. Let's congratulate them on the end of the season and bronze medals,” said the head coach Victor Bogatyryov told.

He noted also that it is necessary for team to increase financing.

“Every year we hear many slogans and appeals and on a financial component "Diesel" in the three of outsiders of league together with Ryazan and Saratov. We need a prosperous sponsor to invite players,” said Victor Bogatyryov.