Georgian best basketball club “Armia” was close to going through the second round of FIBA EuroChallenge though the club lost two decisive rounds of the first group round and could not achieve the goal. “Armia” lost to “Leiden” in Holland. In the first quarter, the club was losing with 20 points and could not improve the situation.

Kote Tugushi (head coach of “Armia”): “Today, we have played against a very strong club. They played especially well in the first quarter. We needed to improve playing in defence. I did not lose hope till the start of the last 10 minutes but it was not our day”.

Irakli Sakvarelidze (basketball player of “Armia”): “I am disappointed. We played badly. We deserved going through the next round but I cannot say it after today’s game”.

Toon Van Helfteren (head coach of “Leiden”): “We had realized playing against “Armia” well. We knew all about their strong and weak sides. We started well and boys did their best. They deserve a lot of compliments. We showed high class playing”.

Mohammed Kherrazi (basketball player of “Leiden”): “We played well in the first quarter. We needed only victory and fans played a key role in achieving success. They did not let us slacken”.