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...and partly yes, this victory has sweet and sour taste. After the final whistle was the atmosphere in Infiniti aréna Košice contradictory and a bit disillusioned. The magic of unlucky 13 ruled through the whole "old continent" even basketball players of Good Angels Košice defeated french team from Montpelier, yet the victory celebrations were different from expected script.
GOOD ANGELS Košice – Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération 70:61 (13:8, 25:28, 13:6, 19:19)
Good Angels: McCray 24, Lawless 16 (4 threepointers), Bojovič and Kupčíková 7, Vieru 2 (Horáková 7, Pedersen 2, Sverrisdóttir 1). Coach: Štefan Svitek.
Montpellier: Lawsonová 26 (5 threepointers), Dijonová 12, Mann 9, Lelas 4, Skrela 2 (Brémont and Sacko 3, Roche 2, Tchatchouang and Chones 0). Tréner: Valéry Demory.
TH: 11/16 – 11/12, 3-point field-goals: 9/15 – 6/8, fouls: 18 – 16, referees: Kovačevič (Ger.), Halliko (Est.), Kunosič (Bos. and Herceg.), 2200 spectators
Highlights from match Good Angels – Lattes Montpellier:
Very unexpected result which came from Yekaterinburg definitely changed the course of game between GA and BLMA, even anybody wanted or not. Loss of home team against Spanish Valencia (63:81) made our girls to cope with a very hard position, if they wanted to avoid Yekaterinburg they had to reach close win (not more than 4 points), or to lose, but doing so they would play against harder opponent than UMMC.
With a very hard "psychological” starting position started the match for our young players, but they managed to deal with it without any problems. Team from country of "The Gallic rooster" resisted tenaciously during the whole match, but very reliable defense of Good Angles was very determining factor, moreover Hana Horáková made 7 points in her premiere game.
Edwige LAWSON, Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération:
Maroš KOVÁČIK, assistant coach GOOD ANGELS Košice:
Neither Czech guard wasn’t "very excited” after the match, due to circumstances, she got into the "schizophrenic” position. If Košice meet afterward in play off Yekaterinburg, Hana will play only in case when Yekaterinburg calls her back as substitute for injured Anete Jekabsone (she got injured in match against Ros Casares). If not, and "hypothetical-mathematical” surprise won’t happen (e.g. big win of Fenerbahce Istanbul over Salamanca or any win of Sparta&K Moscow Region against Montpellier), so next week in Brno, where Hanka played 9 successful seasons, will the end of her current EuroLeague season.
Hana HORÁKOVÁ, GOOD ANGELS Košice: