For Tatarstan gold medals UNICS in the VTB United League are a great achievement and prove that the region has a leading position in Russian sport. It was “”, said Kazan club president Evgeny Bogachev.
UNICS defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar at home on Tuesday (98:89) and won the tournament gold medals for the first time in history. The last playoff series ended with a 4-1 win for Kazan. This success was the first for UNICS in the history of its participation in the main national tournament.
– How is the victory perceived the next morning? Better than evening?
– Feelings are just as good. Many calls, hundreds! And at night, and in the morning, I don’t have time to pick up the phone. Of course, it’s very nice, because we’ve been waiting for so many years! They won FIBA Euroleague, Eurocup, Northern European Basketball League, Russian Cup three times, lots of silver, bronze. And for the first time they became national league champions. And this is our greatest achievement. Congratulations to the government, to the ministers, to the ordinary people, to the workers who know me. This is a great achievement for Tatarstan. Kazan is considered by many, including ourselves, to be the capital of Russian sport. The victory of UNICS confirmed this. A landmark event for the supporters, a full house at all the matches, starting with the series against Zenit. Total sale of tickets, not a single empty seat.
I didn’t expect that, to be honest. Of course, it stimulated. And the responsibility lifted, and the pressure was valid.
– Literally? Have you ever taken a sedative during a game?
– It didn’t come to that. There are other ways to calm down, those of men. Used or not? I will keep it a secret,” Bogachev told .
Earlier, Ak Bars hockey reached the final of the Gagarin Cup, where it lost to CSKA in seven matches, and Kazan Rubin is on the verge of returning this season to the first division of the Russian championship (WORLD RPL).
Source : MatchTV
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