Budivelnik won a difficult victory at the start of the European Cup
Head coach of Kyiv Budivelnik Valery Plekhanov commented victory of the Ukrainian team in the match against Brindisi at the start of the group stage FIBA European Cup.
“First of all, I want to congratulate our fans. We were a little worried before the game, because we had no game practice since the evening we played against Bamberg. It was hard for us to get out of the Champions League, we were disappointed.”
“Today it was hard, we played against a really good team that the fans were pushing forward. I really liked the first half and really disliked the second. At some point, we generally started making losses on a regular basis. But we managed to get into key moments, showed character.
“In fact, now the most important thing was just to win, to feel confident in ourselves, and our mistakes are secondary. We will correct them. We won, so we are happy. Thanks to the team.”
Budivelnik started with a victory in the group stage of the FIBA Europe Cup, beating the Italian Brindisi on the road — 74:70.
In the next round, Budivelnik will face BK Kalev/Kramo. The game, which is scheduled for October 19, will be nominally home for the Kyiv club and will be held in Rome.
In addition to the FIBA Europe Cup, Plekhanov’s wards will play in the Balkan League and the Northern European Basketball League. The club also announced for the season of the Ukrainian Super League 2022/23.
Source: Sportarena
