Vouliagmeni made another breakthrough by reaching the semi-finals of the Final 8 in the Champions League thanks to an 11-10 triumph over Brescia in the quarter-finals of the final tournament in Belgrade.
“Today our young players showed their potential. This year we played 6-7 very difficult games against big teams, where we showed some good elements, but we could not maintain a high level for four eight minutes. Now, in the most important match, they did it and I think we deserved to win“, the coach of NOV, Vladimir Vujasinovic, said happily, and the opposing coach, Sandro Bovo, agreed with his opinion, recognizing the fair victory of the Greek team.
“We played our best game today, which mattered the most. We knew they were the winners of their group and in order to beat them we had to put our best foot forwardDimitris Nikolaidis pointed out on the same wavelength.
The international striker, who performed very well against his old team, also referred to the half-hour stoppage of the game at half-time, due to rain: “I don’t know, it didn’t help us, but it didn’t hurt us either. We weren’t good in the third period, but we found the right motivation and played well as a team».
Stathis Kalogeropoulos in turn emphasized: “We wanted to start strong and focused. We knew who they are, they finished first in their group. They played good, modern and fast polo, but we were focused, followed the tactics we had agreed before the match and succeeded. It’s a great result for us, now we need some rest».
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