Unassailable Izmir?10 december 2013
Today BC Khimki left Moscow Region and headed to Izmir, Turkey where on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 it will face Pinar Karsiyaka. It will be ninth Eurocup group stage game for our team. The beginning of the meeting is at 22.00 msk.
PINAR KARSIYAKA IZMIR (TURKEY)
Founded in 1966
Team colors: green and red
Honors: Turkish champion (1987), Turkish championship semifinalist (2004, 2013), Turkish President’s Cup (1987), Turkish Cup finalist (2005), EuroChallenge FIBA finalist (2013)
Arena: Karsiyaka Arena (capacity – 5000)
President: Fatih Diniz
Head coach: Ufuk Sarica
Official website: www.kskbasketbol.net
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
— Pinar Karsiyaka is a good team and it deserved its second place in our group but in case of loss they take chances of falling to the third place so they will definitely try to beat us. Despite the fact we qualified for Last 32 beforehand and from the first place seemingly we are targeted at winning this game. Like in the first game our main goal is to stop Dixon and Batista, two leaders of the team. Batista dominated under the hoop and had the key role in that match. Karsiyaka hasn’t lost at home yet as we’ll try to be the first Eurocup team to do it in Turkey. We expect a tough game as Turkish clubs at home play with double energy. Nevertheless we are at good shape right now and seriously prepare for this battle.
Founded in 1966
Team colors: green and red
Honors: Turkish champion (1987), Turkish championship semifinalist (2004, 2013), Turkish President’s Cup (1987), Turkish Cup finalist (2005), EuroChallenge FIBA finalist (2013)
Arena: Karsiyaka Arena (capacity – 5000)
President: Fatih Diniz
Head coach: Ufuk Sarica
Official website: www.kskbasketbol.net
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
— Pinar Karsiyaka is a good team and it deserved its second place in our group but in case of loss they take chances of falling to the third place so they will definitely try to beat us. Despite the fact we qualified for Last 32 beforehand and from the first place seemingly we are targeted at winning this game. Like in the first game our main goal is to stop Dixon and Batista, two leaders of the team. Batista dominated under the hoop and had the key role in that match. Karsiyaka hasn’t lost at home yet as we’ll try to be the first Eurocup team to do it in Turkey. We expect a tough game as Turkish clubs at home play with double energy. Nevertheless we are at good shape right now and seriously prepare for this battle.
