«Astana» lost to «Avtodor» in the first match of the new VTB United League.
The match was held in Saratov and ended in victory for the hosts with a score of 94:72.
Daniil Aksenov became one of the leaders of the Kazakh team in the match, he scored 21 points, made 4 free throws out of 4, and became the leader in the number of rebounds (6). He is followed by Valery Likhodey (11 points) and Askar Maidekin (10 points). Dmitry Gavrilov made 4 steals.
Ryan Boatwright (18 points), Nikita Mikhailovsky (15 points), and Nikola Rebic (13 points) deserve to be distinguished in the opponents' roster. Brandon Garrett had 10 rebounds.
«Astana» head coach Oleg Kiselev commented on the result of the match against Avtodor:
- Congratulations to «Avtodor» on the victory! The opponent showed a good game. We missed Ryan Boatwright, who moved the ball well and acted effectively in the final seconds of possession. In addition, we lost 17 rebounds to the hosts and failed to stop their fast breaks — Avtodor's signature style. After a long break, we made adjustments to their game and changed their defense, but this did not bring any result either. We are working on the better implementation of the strategy and continue to look for a leader in the team. Now let's go back home and start preparing for the next match with the Moscow MBA.
On October 6 and 7, Astana will play at home against IRBIS in the National League (
buy a ticket), and on October 9 there will be a home meeting with MBA (
buy a ticket).
We invite you to the upcoming home matches of our team! We will need your support!
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
