Rosen Barchovski: Everything will be decided in the second game

BC Rilski Sportist is hosting KB Peja in the first leg of the semifinal in EUROHOLD Balkan League. The game is tomorrow in Sofia because the gym in Samokov is occupied. Here is what the head coach of the team - Rosen Barchovski, said one day before the match:

"We have some problems because Rakocevic is sick after the game in Kumanovo and hasn′t made one practice since then. I hope today will be his first one. Taylor also has problems with his knees due to some fatigue. Those players are two important ones and I even don′t know if they are going to play. Those are our problems. Anyway we are preparing very seriously for this match, there is nothing more important than that.

I don′t think that the fact we beat them twice will give some advantage. Kumanovo also defeated us twice but we eliminated them. Peja is a changed team. Traditionally the teams from Kosovo get stronger and have very good players at disposal. I don′t think those two games will mean something.

Of course we′ll play to win and of course if we can win by more it will be best. This is the logic of such competitions but it′s not always working. We played successfully there and this gives me hope. Tomorrow is only the first half and we′ll try to take the maximum from it. There is also a second game and I don′t think anything will be decided on Tuesday. Everything will be decided in Peja."