PRESS CONFERENCE: Quotes Keravnos vs Cluj (17 Jan 2018)

Mihai Silvasan (coach Cluj): “It was hell of a win. It was a big fight today. I have to congratulate my players for the character they showed. We played without our #5 centre, due to injury, so we improvised and the players fought and showed character, they took care and claimed the win. The match was very interesting, not that good offensively, but defensively it was crazy and a nice fight between two good teams. We needed the win to keep our chances to qualify and we are very happy”.

Lasannah Kromah (player Cluj): “It was a powerful game, against a very good team. We had our ups and downs, but we tried to stick to our principles and our fundamentals. We played against a tough team and matched them with a collective effort. The other team did a great job but we came on top today”.

Christoforos Livadiotis (coach Keravnos): “Congratulations to the coach and to Cluj for the victory. They are a big opponent, the best team in Romania, a team that started with big ambitions this season to qualify for the group stage of the Basketball Champions League. When we started our European trip we said we will try to go as far as we can. We had a very good picture so far in this competition. We still have three games to go and we will fight to the end to keep our chances to qualify alive. I have nothing against my players; they tried their best, the game went to the last shot and the win went to Cluj. We have an important game now against AEK on Sunday for the Cyprus League, a match which will determine the top seed in the regular season”.

Simon Michael (player Keravnos): “Congratulations to the opponent. I think we paid our mistakes in the beginning when we were down by fifteen points. We tried to come back and managed it, but we did mistakes. If we controlled the rebounds and had better options in offence, all would be different. We still have three matches to go and we will fight to the end”.