Sergei Belov, Head coach Ural Great Perm:

"I am satisfied we won today. In a series like this winning the first game is vital. In the play-offs you cannot allow yourself a mistake since the importance of each game increases. Anyway I would like to give honours to Ironi Iscar is a very good team and they have a very good potential."

Ruslan Avleev, Ural Great Perm:

"At the beginning we took the initiative and lead the score. However soon we lost our point advantage and Ironi Iscar grabbed the opportunity we gave them and the punishment came immediately. At this stage of the competition you never meet easy rivals and are not allowed to make mistakes. We showed our team spirit today which helped us win this difficult game."

Avi Ashkenazi, Head Coach Strauss Iscar Nahariya:

"It was a very tough game and I think everybody enjoyed it. I think we had a chance to win but we didn't play our best especially in defense. Ural Great is a good opponent and I hope to come back to Perm next week."

Barak Peleg, Strauss Iscar Nahariya:

"First of all I would like to congratulate our opponent. I am really proud of my teammates. Offensively we played very well but unfortunately could not do the same in defense. I am sure in Israel we will play differently and the series will come back to Perm."