Shcherbenev: “It was not easy with Tunisia, the match did not go well for three and a half quarters, but we reorganized in time”

Tunisia became a worthy opponent for the Russian team, but the fact that the victory over them was difficult is mainly due to the fact that the team Zoran Lukic I’ve been looking for my game for a long time. The defender of the Russian national team told . Alexander Shcherbenev .

Russian national team On Friday in Moscow, during the Fonbet Friendship Cup match, they beat the Tunisian team in overtime. The match ended with a score of 81:73. During the meeting, the hosts lost to their opponents with a difference of 9 points.

— What can you say about the Tunisian team? From the outside, this seems like a really good team?

— The adversary is worth it. They were close to victory and showed good basketball, they had experienced players. It wasn’t easy to play with them. But, to be honest, there are other questions about our game. Because for three quarters the game didn’t work and we didn’t score at all. But ultimately we managed to rebuild in time. Although at one point the result caused some concern. But luckily the fans helped us with their support – we rebuilt, went to overtime and won the game.

— It seems that your precise three-point shot in overtime gave our team a winning momentum.

“I’m happy to have scored and helped the team win.” I felt the game at the end of the fourth quarter, and there we had already caught up. And there, the supporters were already pushing us forward, trying to make the team benefit as much as possible. I am happy that I managed to become a kind of X factor,” Shcherbenev told .

On Sunday, the Russian team will face the Libyan team in the Fonbet Friendship Cup match. The match starts at 16:00 (Moscow time). Watch the live broadcast on the channel.

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