Loko-Kuban almost snatched victory from Zenit

Loko-Kuban almost snatched victory from Zenit



Basketball players of Lokomotiv-Kuban were close to defeating the reigning champion of the United League Zenit from St. Petersburg. The match took place in the northern capital and ended with a score of 73:71 (22:12, 20:25, 21:15, 10:19) in favor of the St. Petersburg team.

In the course of the meeting, the hosts of the site were often in the lead by 10 or more points. But in the final quarter Krasnodar managed to get closer in the score. In the final seconds, with the score 73:71, one of Loko's leaders, Jaylen Burford, attacked from a distance, the ball hitting the handle flew out of the ring. If the American defender had hit the target, the guests would have celebrated their success. The hosts would not have had time to recoup.

DeVon Akun-Purcell made his debut for the Krasnodar club. A player with US citizenship and Trinidad and Tobago scored 20 points, becoming the highest scorer in his team. Chris Horton, who joined Loko during the season, has 11 points, and Andrey Martyuk has another 10.

Zenit has 20 points in the asset of Frenchman Thomas Ertel, 11 scored by American Richard Solomon.

This is the second defeat for Loko in 2023. Previously wards of Alexander Sekulich at home conceded Nizhny Novgorod. Krasnodar are in sixth place in the standings. The team has 10 wins and 10 losses. Zenit is fourth with a ratio of 16:4.

On January 15, Krasnodar will host Minsk on their parquet in the penultimate match of the first stage.



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