Oleg Kiselev: «The Main Reason for the Defeat is the Start of the Third Quarter.»

Astana's head coach, Oleg Kiselev, summarized the match against «Runa» in Moscow.

«The main reason for the defeat, I believe, is the start of the third quarter, which was completely unsuccessful for us, both in terms of defense and offense. It felt like some players stayed in the locker room after the halftime break.

We tried to recover from the setback, but «Runa» had already created a significant lead by then, which was difficult to reduce in the fourth quarter.

Regarding gameplay, we played poorly in individual defense, which, in turn, affected our team defense. Additionally, there was a lack of proper organization in our offense.

We need to thoroughly review our mistakes before our last home game of the first stage against «Yenisey.»