"One of our main opponents on the way to the playoffs was Sumgayit. A victory over them would be a good result."
Idman.biz reports that this was said by the head coach of Ganja, who lost 88:95 to Sumgayit in the IX round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League, Bedri Meric.
The specialist said that this defeat will be a serious loss for them on the way to the playoffs: "By winning the previous two rounds, we made progress. It would be better if we could take the third step. We managed to make a comeback. We eliminated the difference. But unfortunately, we were not successful at the end of the game."
According to the coach of the debutant, the referees influenced the outcome of the game: the same things happened in the match with Sarhadchi. There were repeated incidents related to judges today. It is not true that referees interfere so much in the outcome of the game. Justices can make mistakes. I am very used to it. We experienced such incidents in Turkiye and Europe. Different decisions are made for each team in the same episode. There is also a need to increase the knowledge and skills of judges. Because we work hard as a team. When there are such mistakes, the result is different. In the match with Sarhadchi, we lost the match because one of our players was sent off. The same things happened again now. I can't understand it. I hope the judges will learn from their mistakes. We have to prepare better for the second round."
It should be noted that Ganja is on the 6th place with 12 points after the 9th round.
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