Basketball
CSKA beat Enisey in the first match of the quarterfinals of the VTB United League
CSKA basketball players / Photo: © PBC CSKA
CSKA Moscow won at home over Krasnoyarsk Enisey in the first match of the VTB United League quarterfinal playoff series.
The meeting ended with a score of 96:68 (30:12, 26:14, 18:19, 22:23) in favor of the “red-blues”. The most productive player of the match was Xavier Rathen-Mays from Yenisey, who scored 22 points.
The army team played their first official match under the leadership of Andreas Pistolis, who replaced Emil Rajkovic. The agreement with the Greek lasts until the end of this season. The Muscovites took third place in the regular championship of the VTB United League.
CSKA took the lead in the best-of-three series, 1-0. The second match will take place on April 24 in Moscow.
Watch the VTB United League playoff matches on the TV channels of the Match TV holding, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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