The World Cup Qualifiers celebrated their first victory on Sunday night (28/11). Our national team, prevailing with difficulty 77-67 of Belarus in “Alexandrio”.
After the match, the Federal Coach, Sotiris Manolopoulos, thanked so much the audience of Thessaloniki, as well as them players and the collaborators for the work they did all this time he was absent due to coronavirus.
At the same time, he mentioned his presence Nikos Galis on the stands of the stadium, expressing his respect for the face of the “gangster”.
The statements of Sotiris Manolopoulos are detailed:
“I want to say a big thank you to all the basketball friends in Thessaloniki. They gave us a lot of energy to get the victory. I must also stand in the presence of Nikos Galis, for me it is a big deal, I respect him unconditionally.
Thanks to my players and colleagues for the way we prepared for this match. My co-workers did a great job while I was away due to coronavirus. My players, if we look at the statistics, it seems that they came to give what they had. “Three days ago the same team scored 84 points against Turkey and today 67. This shows how much we tried in defense and how we should watch the next games.”
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