Defender of the Moscow national team Alexander Khomenko , who scored 18 points in the final of the All-Russian Spartakiad against the team from the Novosibirsk region (77:75), in an interview with refrained with great joy from victory. The basketball player also shared his impressions of CSKA’s move to the MBA, a team that will debut in the 2022/23 United League season.
– In advance, they did not award themselves the title of champion, and rightly so – the final turned out to be difficult. We looked very bad at the start, you can’t start games like that, then it was hard to catch up. The opponent has an experienced team, a lot of guys have been playing in the Superleague for a long time, dragged us to the end. Glad we won. Pleasant, but nothing more. Before the season, the MBA debuts in the United League, and we have something to prove.
– You lost a long time during the match, but you made up for it. In the end, they seemed to have the initiative, but a loss almost erased everything. What happened?
“It’s also an experience for us. No matter what happens, you can’t stop playing. We did not understand in the end, we did not finish on the court, we conceded an easy ball, even if we had planned to change defense. The main thing is that everything ended well. Now we will work further, correcting the errors so that it does not happen again next time.
You were a promising player in a great team, but now you are a great player in a promising team. How do you like this transformation?
– Cool or not – the United League season will show. For me, this is a new stage in my career, a new challenge. I understand that in the MBA I will have more playing time, a different role in the team. But there is another responsibility. Wait and watch.
– Did four big wins on the way to the final prevent you from preparing well?
– Indeed, the previous games looked like practice matches. And today, there was a real struggle, a resistance.
In the match for 3rd place, the team of the Krasnodar Territory defeated the representatives of the Republic of Bashkortostan – 80:77.
The Summer Spartakiad will last until October 2. Competitions are held in 39 sports in 12 regions of the country.
Source : MatchTV
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