Azerbaijan’s women’s national basketball team were very poor defensively against Ireland.
Fanat.az reports that Azerbaijan head coach Ioannis Diamantakos made the remarks.
Speaking to the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation’s press service, the coach reflected on the defeat to Ireland in European Championship qualifying:
“Unfortunately, we were very poor defensively and could not play at the level we wanted. Those factors account for the final margin. First of all, we must bear in mind that this was our second game in 3 days. Fatigue was also evident. Our team’s lack of experience at international level showed as well. I think we will overcome these problems with time. Right now, our full focus is on the game against Iceland.”
Azerbaijan’s match against Ireland ended in a 91–73 victory for the visitors.
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
