In an unimaginable match that was decided in the 2nd overtime, the Pigeon bwin defeated AEK (99-113), made it 2-0 and left for the semi-finals of the Basket League where they will face Panathinaikos.
THE Vasilis Spanoulis spoke at the press conference about the fiercely competitive game between the two teams, while also commenting on the upcoming “matchup” with Panathinaikos.
In detail what he said:
“Congratulations to the entire team, to the entire Peristeri Organization for this huge distinction, to qualify for the semi-finals of the championship. I stress the word huge because we were playing against an excellent team like AEK. I have emphasized many times how much I respect coach Ilias and what a good team AEK was. I told my players, he was a great opponent.
Today was an amazing game, advertisement of basketball, whoever won would deserve the victory. We played the best half of the year in the first half. I said about the last game that we played our best 15 minutes in the first half, but today was even better. I think our team has got chemistry, we have depth, every player has understood his role. We work very well and through such situations the character of the team emerges, which is very important in team sports.
Today we showed character even in the difficulties we faced, even in the mistakes we made in tactical matters, we were there focused to come back and claim the victory and in the end get it. I want to congratulate the AEK team for the whole year and say a big well done to my team, to my players. I am very proud of them, we have been through a lot of difficulties, we have practiced a lot, we have talked a lot and at this stage of the year we are playing the best basketball we could play. I’m really proud of my team.”
As for the continuation and the semi-finals with Panathinaikos, he said: “We will face Panathinaikos with respect and without fear. We’ll try to play our basketball again and in the end we’ll see what we’ve done.”
Source: Sport Fm
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