Tomorrow, on February 15, «Astana» will play a game on a road in the VTB United League. «Lokomotiv-Kuban», a team from Krasnodar, hosts our team.
The current opponent has an extensive list of trophies. «Loco» is the winner of the European Cup — 2012/13, the silver medalist of the VTB United League — 2012/13, besides the club has a lot more of other awards.
A well-known Serbian expert Saša Obradović leads the team, he, by the way, coached our defender Robert Lowery in the German team «Alba», too. So far, Lokomotiv ranks second in the Regular Championship standings, giving way only to CSKA Moscow, but this season, Krasnodar had a sensational victory over CSKA at home, with a score of 83:74.
The first game between Astana and Loco has already taken place in December. Astana hosted Locomotive, and in a hard struggle, Krasnodar won with a score of 71:51. Now, it will be even more difficult, considering that the game takes place at Loco court. However, Ilias Papatheodorou's team is ready to play.
Broadcasting of the match is available on «Kazsport» channel at 22.50 pm, and VTB United League website at 23.00 pm, Astana time.
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