"Spartak-Primorye" today met with the "locomotive"

Today, April 1 in the championship of Russia PBL "Spartak-Primorye" on the floor "Olympian" will take Krasnodar "Lokomotiv-Kuban". Kick-off at 18:45.

In the first round of the Russian Championship PBL "Spartak-Primorye", going to the first exit, created the first sensation of the season. In Krasnodar, Krasnodar was surely beaten "Locomotive" - 64:78. Best scorer of the match was Troy Gillenvote, chalked up 23 points.

Krasnodar club over the years gained recognition on the European scene, becoming one of the giants of Russian basketball. If in 2011 the "locomotive" failed to catch the coin, in the play-off of the Russian Championship BEKO PBL last season wards Bozidar Maljkovic able to pull the "bronze" in "Triumph", despite the fourth place in the regular season.

This year's "Lokomotiv-Kuban" confidently goes to the main goal of the season - a victory in the European Cup. Having gained the upper hand over the "Valencia" on aggregate in the semi-finals, the finals of Krasnodar second important evroturnira, where he played with another Spanish team - "Bilbao", last year's Euroleague participant.

In the domestic league, "Lokomotiv-Kuban" 5th place, scoring seven wins in 14 matches. In wards Evgeny Pashutin has a chance to take one of the prizes, but they will need to win as many victories in the remaining four games.

At the end of the regular season of VTB United League "Lokomotiv-Kuban" took 3rd place in Group B, losing in six of the 18 matches. For reaching the quarter-finals, where the winner awaits UNICS Kazan, Krasnodar play with the Ukrainian "Donetsk".

During the season, "Loco" increased by two U.S. forwards Derrick Brown and Richard Hendrix. Both players have has experience in the NBA and rarely brings his new Russian club less than 10 points per game. Obtain match practice in other clubs Krasnodar were sent young players Kolyushkin Maxim (in "Spartak-Primorye") and Maxim Tkachenko (the "Ural"), and the skilled Nikita Shabalkin were needed UNICS Kazan.

Unfortunately, the match with the "locomotive" for an injury in the game with the "Red Wings", the seaside team can not help Artem Zabelin. By the way this player last season played in the "railroad."

Gundars Vetra, head coach of BC "Spartak-Primorye":

- Although, maybe a bad start to the season, now "Lokomotiv-Kuban" is very good, and for good reason this team has come so far in the European Cup. Especially, now Krasnodar stepped composition and look very well. We are pleased that we beat them in the first game, and our task - to try to prove that it was not an accident.