Penza, 21 October 2013. PenzaNews. The forward of the Penza hockey club “Diesel” Alexey Ivanov said that the team players are under heavy psychological pressure.

“We did everything the coach said, although it was hard to play, the psychological pressure is too heavy,” he said commenting on the results of the home match with the Krasnodar “Kuban,” which Penza players beat in overtime with a score 3:2.

The “Diesel” coach Vladislav Bulyin in his turn thanked the players for showing grit.

“The game was equal. Both the teams got a chance to show their worth. I am grateful to the guys that in the difficult situation they did not give up and brought the game to victory. We need goals and victories. I told them that they should play more aggressively. And they proved themselves that they can do it,” the press service of the Penza team quoted Vladislav Bulyin.