In Moscow, “Lokomotiv Kuban” beat “Igokey” and will compete for the gold of the Super Cup

PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban made it to the final of the Super Cup of the VTB United League after defeating Igokeya from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 88:78 in favor of the “red-green”. This is the second victory of the Krasnodar team in the tournament: previously it confidently bypassed CSKA.

The most productive player in the “Loko” was defender Patrick Miller, who scored 19 points. Forward Andrey Lopatin brought the team 14 points, defender Ivan Samoilenko 11, and Kirill Temirov and Alen Khadzhibegovich added 10 each.

The Super Cup final will be held in Moscow on September 20 at 19:00. The rival of Lokomotiv-Kubani will be “Anadolu Ephesus” – one of the most titled clubs in Europe, who won the Euroleague twice and became the champion of Turkey 16 times.

The match in Moscow was supported by fans from Krasnodar. Homes for fans of the “railway” organized collective views. Head coach Tomislav Tomovich thanked them for their support after the game: Once again I want to thank the whole team for the fans who charged us with energy throughout the match. With that kind of support behind you, things start to get better. Now we have a final against Anadolu Ephesus, a team with a high level of talent and athleticism. The opponent is strong and we have to play in such a way that after the match we are proud of how we gave our best. If each of us after the final siren will have nothing to reproach, it will be the main positive result of the final.

Forward Andrey Lopatin also noted the tough nature of the game and thanked the fans: “The game turned out to be tough, and I am glad that we managed it.” With this level of contact, playing is interesting, but also very difficult. These games make us stronger! Thank you to everyone who fought, we deserved to reach the final and must find the strength to prove ourselves worthy in the decisive game. Special thanks to our fans. It’s a pleasure to hear “Go, Loko” throughout the match. I hope that tomorrow we will be able to please all our fans.”.