– Fenerbahçe Beko Head Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius: “I think we played very well throughout the match. We need to work on some points in the third quarter.”
Fenerbahçe Beko’s head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, who defeated the Lithuanian team Zalgiris 89-78 in the first match of the Basketball Europa League play-offs, stated that they were happy to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Congratulating his players and fans on the victory, Jasikevicius said, “We are happy to take a 1-0 lead in the series. There are many details we need to learn. I think we played very well in the overall match. We need to work on some points in the third quarter. We acted relaxed at some moments. This is unacceptable if we want to win the series in the play-offs. If we want to win this series, we have to play well for a longer time.” he said.
Tomas Masiulis: “Fenerbahçe deserved the win more”
Zalgiris Head Coach Tomas Masiulis said that Fenerbahçe Beko achieved the victory with its experience and physical superiority.
Congratulating the yellow-dark blue team, Masiulis said, “Fenerbahçe deserved the victory more. They made a difference with their experience and physical strength and won. We managed to play more physically in the third quarter. We shared the ball better. However, if you remain this low in external shots against Fenerbahçe, you will have a hard time. We could not push Tarık hard enough, especially in the first half.” he said.
