"We lost too much ball in our basket" – Basketball – Sportacentrs.com

Neman Durisich, Montenegro player

"I congratulate Latvia for a good match, we started well, but we lost the game at home and we tried to put the ball in the penalty area. We did not miss the emotions and at the end we gathered the bouncing balls, made smart models, defended ourselves as a team and beat the match in their favor. "

Zvezdan Mitrovič, head coach of Montenegro

"Nice to have a great atmosphere in the game, thanks, we played well, we focused every 40 minutes and went one step further to the World Cup, thanks to the Budučnost Club for the incredible effort. in our favor.

We took additional steps to bring the best of strength. The Montenegrin Basketball Federation organized charter trips for players from Podgoric (Budučnost) on Monday after the Adriatic League match in Zadar. Friday, they will go to the Europa League against Olympiacos, before returning to the public Saturday. "

Mārcis Vītols, Latvian player

"For 35 minutes, we had a similar fight, but the last five minutes were ahead of our opponents, they scored three goals and gained a lot of rebounds on our basket, which broke the game.

It's good to send a fan in support of supporters of national unity. Thanks to all viewers – they recharged us and added extra energy. Fun for the beginnings. "

Arnis Vecvagars, head coach of Latvia

"A very aggressive game in the performance of both teams Our forces were equal, but we lost the fight for the rebounds In the last quarter of an hour, the Montenegrins threw a lot of bombs into the air. attack and scored 12 points on the second chance (two points for Latvia, 6-21 total).

The technical note of Kaspars Vecvagar could be interpreted differently – sometimes hack the attack note, otherwise give the technique. Maybe we were too aggressive and it affected the decisions of the judges.

After the three-point shooting of Montenegro, we started to change in the last quarter. We did our work in the area, but we did not deal with people from the perimeter – we went four after the ball.

Before the Games, we stressed that the fight for rebounds would be one of the key elements. Unfortunately, in the last five minutes, the concentration was not successful. The match against Montenegro must be quickly forgotten and put in the luggage.

The team has 12 people, each contributing, including Kaspars Berzins. At first he was playing the game, winning the team both in the lead and emotionally. We did not stop trying to get to Olympiacos, but failed. "