Battle for prestige16 december 2015
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 BC Khimki within the bounds of Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season will face Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkey). The game will be played in Basketball Center of Moscow Region (Khimki). The beginning of the meeting is at 19.45 msk.
OUR OPPONENT
FENERBAHCE ISTANBUL (TURKEY)
Founded in 1913
Team colors: yellow and navy blue
Honors: Turkish National League (1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), Turkish National Cup (1967, 2010, 2011, 2013), Turkish President Cup (1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013), Euroleague Final Four (2015)
Arena: Ulker Sports Arena (capacity – 13000)
President: Aziz Yıldırım
Official website: www.fenerbahce.org
Watch live at Match TV, NTV-PLUS Basketball and Euroleague TV.
PRE-GAME QUOTES
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
"We are facing a good team in Fenerbahce and it will be a game for prestige, I can say a revenge game. In Turkey, we lost in a good battle. Now we’ll try to win. Our shape is getting better from game to game. Now we understand each other better and try to play beautifully. The game is becoming more clear and natural. Of course, we have to improve our defensive and offensive skills as well as the defensive rebounding".
Egor Vyaltsev, BC Khimki guard:
"We are very serious in front of this game. We want to do our best in front of our fans. We have also qualified to the Top 16 and now we face the leader of our group in Fenerbahce. I’m sure our team can beat them. In the first round we played an adequate game and had a chance to win, but some moments we were not lucky enough. We have to pay attention to Vesely who dominates on the boards as well as Bogdanovic, Dixon, Kalinic and Datome. They have very balanced team and each player is dangerous at his position. We want to win this game and do all our best to give joy to our fans".
FENERBAHCE ISTANBUL (TURKEY)
Founded in 1913
Team colors: yellow and navy blue
Honors: Turkish National League (1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), Turkish National Cup (1967, 2010, 2011, 2013), Turkish President Cup (1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013), Euroleague Final Four (2015)
Arena: Ulker Sports Arena (capacity – 13000)
President: Aziz Yıldırım
Official website: www.fenerbahce.org
Watch live at Match TV, NTV-PLUS Basketball and Euroleague TV.
PRE-GAME QUOTES
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
"We are facing a good team in Fenerbahce and it will be a game for prestige, I can say a revenge game. In Turkey, we lost in a good battle. Now we’ll try to win. Our shape is getting better from game to game. Now we understand each other better and try to play beautifully. The game is becoming more clear and natural. Of course, we have to improve our defensive and offensive skills as well as the defensive rebounding".
Egor Vyaltsev, BC Khimki guard:
"We are very serious in front of this game. We want to do our best in front of our fans. We have also qualified to the Top 16 and now we face the leader of our group in Fenerbahce. I’m sure our team can beat them. In the first round we played an adequate game and had a chance to win, but some moments we were not lucky enough. We have to pay attention to Vesely who dominates on the boards as well as Bogdanovic, Dixon, Kalinic and Datome. They have very balanced team and each player is dangerous at his position. We want to win this game and do all our best to give joy to our fans".
