“First of all, congratulations to Beşiktaş – today the better team won. It was a very long 90 minutes for me and the team. We knew that before the match, but I can honestly say that I am proud of my guys, they fought for 90 minutes. I know you are not used to hearing a coach proud of his team when they lose 0:3, but you have to understand that these are teams of completely different levels. It’s like playing Super Mario – we are on the third level, and Beşiktaş is on about the 72nd. It’s normal that the opponents scored more goals, I just regret that we conceded goals from a corner and penalty situations. In any case, Beşiktaş was the better team,” said Ž. Sopičius.
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The coach also highlighted that he is happy that Kauno Žalgiris will compete in the UEFA Conference League, while L. Kastrati emphasized further work.
“I am glad that I managed to debut in the Europa League qualifiers. Speaking about the match, it was really tough because Beşiktaş is a very good team that also played with strong fan support. I think we played well and we should be proud of ourselves despite the defeat. We just have to keep working and try to play the return match at home as well as possible. No matter what happens, we will always give our all,” added L. Kastrati.
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On August 27, at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Žalgiris will play the return match against Beşiktaş.
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