Kazan took. Maikop could not...
Kazan took. Maikop could not...
Arnold Epstein.
When three years ago Boris Sokolovsky has headed
"Samara", it has made at once, apparently, the impossible: under it
Management the then outsider of the Superleague has beaten the star
"Society for the Promotion of Motoring and Road Improvement". How volzhane have led last matches of a season, too
It is similar to a miracle. Such impression, that similar self-return they not
Showed even in the strongest structure and in Euroleague matches...
The picture has turned out curious. In a sports hall of the economic
Academies it were available all signs of desolation: has become empty laying down for
Guests of honour, at all how still more recently, have filled
Tribune people, the command has lost the main trainer and the leading player
- And what basketball has turned out!
Basically, purely sports importance of last games of a season
So it was not high. A quartet of losers of the first round of a series
plej-off in Samara only played places from the fifth on the eighth
(Than, by the way, anywhere in the world are not engaged in general, as all
Names of winners) interest only. But also, in Samara
Owners of three permits in Cup Koracha were defined. That, with the account
Not too strong financial position of the majority of ours
Clubs, too is not so the big value. Therefore
It was possible to assume, that commands will arrive to Samara in
Preholiday mood and to be zealous on a platform not begin.
But, fortunately, in holiday days our city has not turned in
The All-Russia basketball health resort - struggle was in suppressing
The majority of matches of the serious. It has appeared to owners of clubs absolutely
Not indifferently, as will finish a season their "subordinates"...
As a result for distribution of places it was necessary to consider even a difference
Balls in matches between "Unix", "Samara" and "Dynamo". But, in
Principle, all has ended, it appears, on justice. "Unix"
Has seemed the most powerful and balanced command of tournament. And
The most serious - from Kazan to Samara there has arrived the numerous
Fan landing (by the way, fine organised and it is absolute
Nonaggressive). And still the club has organised Samara "tours"
Girls from group of support of "Unix". By the way, this "command"
Vein, contrary to impudent assumptions of some our fans,
At all in that hotel where basketball players have stopped. Moreover,
Someone from trainers of "Unix" was on duty day and night in a hall
Hotels "Volga" to protect the command from attention
Representatives of much more ancient trade, rather than
The basketball...
"Samara" nevertheless has beaten citizens of Kazan, and in general has lagged behind
From them all on slightly. In last meeting of tournament to owners
It was necessary to win with overweight in eight points - then the fifth
There would be we. But also less large victory has been apprehended not
Calculations troubling by fans on hurrah. And it is correct -
The match has turned out simply fantastic on heat. "I in any way
Expected, that commands will battle to such frenzy, -
The arbitrator of a match, judge FIBA Vladimir Dadugin admitted. - Usually in
The beginning of such matches you will give a little preventive folov - and all
Calms down. And here - passions did not cease for a second. In mine
To practice there were not too many similar games... "As a result
Seven besketbolistov (and five - samartsy) have not finished a match,
Having received on five personal remarks, and all judge of a distance
To players of both commands already 66 folov. But passions on a platform boiled
Only sports, players behaved exclusively correctly, and
Game to the end was however strained, so and
The entertainment. It is difficult to tell, what words were found before games by trainers
Our command, but basketball players of "Samara", already, apparently,
At all lost interest to all event, suddenly
Have changed. And the bored stiff all season on a bench of the spare
Petenev, and Grachev with Maltsev which, it is how much known, not
Away to play in any other place, and Donskov, only
Recently returned in the basic structure.
Also it is necessary to guess only: whether it was a match-farewell, whether -
Match-hope. For now every morning basketball players of "Samara"
Continue trainings in stadium "Dynamo" sports hall...
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//* an information Source: the Samara review, 11.05.99
//* Reg. Nom. - 1090500003.60-------------------------------------------
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