FIBA Champions League 20-21
Moshe Barda
Guy Pnini (Omri Stein)
Hapoel Holon’s journey in the Champions League will continue tonight (Wednesday, 19:30) when Stefanos Dadas’ team will host the Turkish Pinar Karsiyaka as part of the third round of the top 16, to which the yellow and purple will win undefeated.
Karsiaka arrived in Israel on a private flight after many difficulties arose on the issue, at the same time Holonia announced Nate Sastina as the new foreigner of the team who will not be able to take part in the team games in the Champions League, when for the first time this season Holonia enjoys the support of its fans.
Team captain, Guy Pnini, Said before the game: “Very excited for the reunion with our audience, we hope that in the near future a larger amount of audience will be allowed to come. We missed very much, a year without an audience felt like an eternity. On the professional side, we play against a quality team, we will have to be focused throughout. The game and play smart and aggressive in order to come out with a victory from this game. “
Holon coach, Stefanos Dadas“Another important game for us in the Champions League. We have confidence and a winning mentality and we want to show once again that we are a competitive, hungry team, with ambitions. We are happy to play again against our fans and are sure they will give us the boost even in difficult moments.”
We will play at sacrifice and do our best to once again bring joy and pride to our fans. Apart from the five hundred fans who will be with us in the hall, thousands of other fans will watch us on TV who will support us from a distance and we will give everything for them as well. I say once again that we are proud that we are the only team that represents Israeli basketball with realistic goals to advance to the higher stages. “
