The coach of PAOK mateco: Mr. Lykogiannis, made a statement after the end of the game with Karditsa, he expressed his satisfaction about the team’s try and highlighted how important this victory is for PAOK. In particular, he mentioned: “ It is for sure an important win for the team and it is always significant when you win out of your court in the Greek League. Due to the fact that Karditsa was full of players which some of them hadn’t played before, such as Hunter , I believe that we dominated and did an excellent game. Defensively, we were really concentrated and that can be shown in the fact that the opponent stayed really low in the game, because from the 63 points they had at least some of them were in the last five minutes that the team was more loose. Meanwhile, offensively we were great and that’s proved to the fact we noted eighteen 3 point shoots and also a 53% percent on the road. It’s extremely difficult to lose in a day like this one and our players deserve congratulations. So, our three difficult game era is over and unfortunately we were unlucky in Italy against Sassari that we missed the last shoot. However, we fairly got the victory today and that’s something important for us, so we can continue our effort and stay focused to our goals.

When he was asked if this win is an encouragement considering the inside court game with Olympiacos, he highlighted: “ These games between them are different. Today it was a helpful win which I think we needed and for sure our today’s appearance lifted us up, but there’s still a long way towards. Nevertheless, I believe we are in a right place and I would like to wish Karditsa good luck for the rest of the Greek league.”