Sport24.az
"We were actually very well prepared for this game." Sport24.az reports that this was said by "Sərhədçi" head coach Evren Alkaya about the match they played against "Sabah".
The specialist stated that his team was aware of the opponent's weaknesses: "We couldn't use the defense to evaluate our offensive chances. We made very simple offensive mistakes. I really think we played better than the previous match. We were stronger, we performed more aesthetically. We couldn't properly evaluate our episodes. We couldn't get what we wanted from our tall basketball players. True, Anvar Asan was somewhat effective. But while some of our players were good, others made very simple mistakes. There were mistakes in passes. There is nothing to do".
The head coach emphasized that his players did their best: "We took the lead near the end of the match, we had to keep the situation there. But we lost the advantage with rotation errors. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. I congratulate the kids, they did their best. "Sabah" is a strong team with a good budget. But we are also developing slowly. I hope that we will bring the team to the highest level before the play-offs start. Two players did not participate in training because they were sick. We couldn't perform at full strength. We were also not very good at "three-pointers".
Evren Alkaya emphasized that simple mistakes played a decisive role in the defeat: "If we had played a little better, we would have won. "Sabah" won one of the important matches. We want to defeat them before the season ends. We played well against a good team. We made simple mistakes and lost. The result of these mistakes was big for us. Either you don't make a mistake, or you do it and lose the match. The second happened. Good luck to my team, we will be better".
It should be noted that in the opening match of the round, "Sabah" defeated "Sərhədçi" with a score of 85:78
