“It was very important to start with a victory.”
Murat Dikmen, the head coach of the Nakhchivan basketball club, said this in a statement to the club’s press service, Idman.biz reports.
He commented on the first game against Absheron in the play-off stage of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The Turkish specialist said that although they won this match with a score of 88:83, nothing is over yet: “We have another match ahead of us. I congratulate my players. They really fought very well. The play-off stage is not like a normal season. We are witnessing different struggles here. I am very happy that we won the first match.”
He said that they will prepare well for the return match: “We will now focus on the second match. I hope that we will win that game and write our name into the semi-finals. I also congratulate our opponent for the struggle he showed.”
The second match between the teams will take place on April 22.
Idman.biz
