CSKA won the Kondrashin and Belov tournament
09.10.2005
The final game of Kondrashin and Belov tournament became the first one to be broadcasted on the TV. So for the first time in the season all the supporters got a chance to watch CSKA play.
The final game of Kondrashin and Belov tournament became the first one to be broadcasted on the TV. So for the first time in the season all the supporters got a chance to watch CSKA play.
Dynamo SPb – CSKA: 63-66
CSKA played better in the start of the game than yesterday. Offensively the team had more options and defensively it was more focused. Plus the rhythm of the game was more suitable for the Army club. As the result CSKA was ahead of Dynamo 17-7 with 4.30 to go in the quarter. But the team did not finish the period well. And let the rival to come back 19-17. Almost the same situation was in the second quarter. CSKA started to perform well in the beginning but did not continue in the same way later – 36-30 after the first half.
The series of ups and downs in the second half were the reason for the tough last minutes. It was Zakhar Pashutin who helped the team to survive. With 43 seconds to go he made a shot on the last second of the possession – 66-63 and he also made a rebound with 7 seconds to go after McCarty miss from the 6-meters distance.
After the game CSKA head coach Ettore Messina received an award of the best coach at the tournament. The team would come back to Moscow on Monday and would continue practicing until Thirsday.
Dynamo SPb – CSKA: 63-66
CSKA played better in the start of the game than yesterday. Offensively the team had more options and defensively it was more focused. Plus the rhythm of the game was more suitable for the Army club. As the result CSKA was ahead of Dynamo 17-7 with 4.30 to go in the quarter. But the team did not finish the period well. And let the rival to come back 19-17. Almost the same situation was in the second quarter. CSKA started to perform well in the beginning but did not continue in the same way later – 36-30 after the first half.
The series of ups and downs in the second half were the reason for the tough last minutes. It was Zakhar Pashutin who helped the team to survive. With 43 seconds to go he made a shot on the last second of the possession – 66-63 and he also made a rebound with 7 seconds to go after McCarty miss from the 6-meters distance.
After the game CSKA head coach Ettore Messina received an award of the best coach at the tournament. The team would come back to Moscow on Monday and would continue practicing until Thirsday.
