Head coach of basketball “Zenith” Javier Pascual after defeating UNICS in the final of the Kondrashin and Belov Cup, he noted that despite the principles of confrontation, the intensity of passions in the pre-season tournament is much less.
On Saturday, Zenit defeated UNICS at home with a score of 82:77. Next week, Zenit will participate in the VTB United League Super Cup in Moscow.
“It was important for us to return home and play two matches in front of our fans. Today’s match was important for both teams. From the start, everyone was determined to play tight.
The first five minutes were not the best for us, but then we managed to stabilize the match. Then there were segments with an advantage on both sides, but thanks to the points from the last segment we managed to win.
In the matches of the season, the intensity of emotions is much greater, and now we are in preparation and we have obtained a suboptimal composition”, reports the correspondent of , according to Pascual’s words.
At the end of last season, the blue-white-blue took fourth place in the championship, losing to CSKA in the bronze medal match. The new season of the VTB United League begins on September 30.
Source : MatchTV
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