In a hard final in Etihad Arena, the Monaco was defeated with Score 81-70 by Fenerbahce In the big final of Abu Dhabi’s Final Four, thus losing the opportunity to win the first Euroleague in its history.
Speaking at the press conference after the end of the match, the Monegasian technician, Vassilis Spanouliscongratulated the Turks and Yasikevicius for the title, stating that his own team this year … pierced its ceiling and that successes in basketball and life can be late.
At the same time, he did a reference to the arbitration of the final, stating that Monaco She was charged with more fouls than her opponent, Although both teams were playing hard.
In detail the statements by Vassilis Spanoulis:
“Congratulations to Fener. When we were 9 we lost the momentum and Fener put big shots. The difference was made by our mistakes and lost shots. Congratulations to both Saras and my team for an incredible season.
We had a lot of players who weren’t on the best day. It was a harsh final, but we broke our ceiling. You have to fight hard all your life to take trophies. Sometimes you get it with the first, others may need to try, five, ten or more times.
We do not have as much people as Fenner, but I want to thank those who came from Monaco. It’s something we can’t change. It’s what it is.
It was a very tough game, I think we were charged a lot of fouls, but Fener who played similarly dynamically was not charged the same fouls. We also did not release the ball as it should have been in Fener’s change defense. “
Source: Sport Fm
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