VTB United League CEO Ilona Korstin told “” that the victory of Krasnodar “Lokomotiv Kuban against CSKA in the semi-finals of the VTB United League playoffs is historic.
On Monday, Lokomotiv Kuban beat CSKA in extra time in Game 7 of the VTB United League semi-final series with a score of 103:100 (25:22, 14:25, 21:21, 25: 17, 6:15 p.m.) and became the tournament’s first runner-up.
– Congratulations to Lokomotiv for their well-deserved victory and their participation in the final. The team turned into the playoffs, first beating Nizhny, the Russian Cup winner, who had the home advantage. In the semifinals, already in the first game, Loko gave CSKA the fight, and it became clear that the Krasnodar team was determined to fight and was not going to give up. I think the streak of up to 4 wins fully justified itself, we gave the fans a lot of bright and beautiful basketball – and in the seventh game there was overtime. But there is still an unpredictable finale to come!
Today, 22-year-old Alexander Shcherbenev took charge at the key moment of the end, scored 7 points and made the difference. This victory for Loko is the result of teamwork, there is a merit of supervision, and transcendent motivation, and self-confidence on the part of the players.
In Krasnodar there is a great mix of young players and experienced foreigners who worked hard to win and eventually succeeded. History is being created before our eyes: Loko has the first VTB League final in 10 years, and CSKA for the first time in history did not enter the championship series, Korstin told .
The second runner-up will be determined in a UNICS – Zenit pair, where the series score is always equal – 3-3. The decisive match of the series will take place on May 2 in Kazan.
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