Argyris Pedoulakis was satisfied by the way Panathinaikos performed in the second half against Ilisiakos and by the fact that he had the chance to rest some of his key players heading for the game against Red Star (6/12, 21.30).
"It's very important for us that we managed to share the time and to rest some of our players who have carried the team so far. In the third quarter we pressed the ball more in defense and basically it was then when the game finished. Ilissiakos makes a descent effort and I wish luck to the team".
Vladimir Jankovic stated: "We had just one day to prepare the game, because of all the traveling. We wanted to play well, in order to be ready for the crucial game against Red Star on Friday. We have to be 100% prepared for this battle".
Dimitris Liogas (coach, Ilissiakos) noted: "I want to begin by congratulating coach Pedoulakis and Panathinaikos for their 2point percentage. It proves the team works really well in this area. I believe that we all saw an interesting game in the first half. I would also like to say something about Stephens. His athletic ability is well known. Today he proved that he is a player 100% focused in everything he does. Although it was a kind of shock to come to Europe, he is really serious. For our younger players it was a good experience. I wish the best to Panathinaikos in Europe and not only".
Yannis Vavatsikos (player, Ilissiakos) stated: "It was a good game. We didn't have to do or to show a lot of things today. We have a difficult path ahead for us. We only expect to gain experience from games like these against Panathinaikos. I wish the team good luck, starting from the game against Red Star on Friday".
