Great joy at Hapoel Jerusalem after the huge victory yesterday (Monday) 65:85 away over Karsiyaka in the home stage of the Champions League.
The team knew the great importance of the game for the continuation of the European season and were also happy about the high difference that actually gives them an internal advantage over the Turks in case both teams finish with the same number of points.
"I did not think it would be the result," admitted coach Yotam Halperin, "to win here by such a difference is a beautiful achievement for all of us. Huge credit to my players and assistants. "The right moves. I'm glad we also won by such a margin, maybe it will help us later."
"We played against a good team with a good coach and on a hard pitch," the satisfied coach continued, "we knew this game was very important to us to stay alive in Europe and the players did a great job. They completely controlled the game and I am proud of them. "4) And with the good results in the Spanish league, there is going to be a particularly tough game. We have two weeks to prepare."
Retin Obasohan, who led the scoring list with 22 points and five assists, said: "When we got here we knew it was a great game for both teams. I'm really proud of the way we played at the start. Everyone showed great ability. If we continue like this we can do great things. We played "Against a strong opponent, but the coach did a good job, we stuck to the game plan and we saw the result on the board."
Adam Ariel appeared just in time and with 3 from 4 to 3 provided his best game of the season in the European arena: "It was a very intense game. We played with a lot of energy and the way we wanted. It is a huge victory for us that leaves us in the picture in Europe. Hopefully we will do that. "
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