Defeating OGM Ormanspor 121-119 in the last second of the play-off quarter-finals of the Turkish Basketball League, which went to four overtimes in the rematch, Göztepe is preparing ambitiously for the Bandırma Parmos Bordo BK series. General manager Onur Aksoy made evaluations about the yellow-red team, which will face Bandırma representative in the semi-finals. Stating that they played a very competitive series with Ormanspor, Aksoy said, “We played a match with Ormanspor that attracted the attention of all basketball fans and went to 4 overtimes, perhaps going down in league history. We are very happy to finally win and advance to the semi-finals.”
Stating that they put up a fight worthy of Göztepe, Aksoy said, “This is our first season in the league and we are playing in a season with very high budget squads. We wanted to create an ambitious team that does not give up the fight, worthy of the Göztepe crest. I think we have reaped the fruits of this. Our fans also had great support in the last match, fan support is a factor that makes a difference in such matches.”
COMPETITION BANDIRMA BORDO
Onur Aksoy continued his statements with the following statements:
“Our president, Mehmet Sepil, also has a very close interest and support. After our recent struggle, he also made a serious bonus commitment for the play-off championship. We felt his support, both financially and morally, throughout the season. As a community, we are now focused on the Bandırma Bordeaux series. We will continue our preparations throughout the week and will move to Bandırma on Friday and enter the camp.”
WE WANT TO PLAY WITH KARSIYAKA IN THE SUPER LEAGUE
Onur Aksoy added that they want to experience the Karşıyaka rivalry if they are promoted to the Super League and said, “Competitions make the brand value of the leagues valuable. Göztepe-Karşıyaka rivalry will bring great excitement to basketball and the place this competition deserves is the Basketball Super League. We hope that this meeting will take place not with the decline of Karşıyaka but with our rise. Izmir is a city with great potential in basketball. We need to show this potential.”
