Three wins and six losses is the balance of basketball players Buducnost Voli halfway through the Eurocup competition - tonight in the 9th round in the Canary Islands, the "blues" convincingly lost against Gran Canaria (97:70), which is their fifth consecutive defeat away from home in this competition this season.
Buducnost played a good first half, and then the situation changed later on. The team seemed desperate, so defeat was inevitable.
"I congratulate Gran Canaria on their well-deserved victory. They wanted a triumph more. You cannot play the Eurocup with this approach in the second half. Without fight and without focus. It was as if we were not on the field in the second half," said Buducnosti coach Andrej Žakelj after the match. .
Gran Canaria is at maximum performance.
"The key was a good defense in the second half. We gained confidence in the attack after a good defense. An important victory against a very good team. The first round is over, we have to be better in the second half," said coach of the Spanish team Jaka Lakovič.
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