Elbasan coach Ivan Gvozdenovic spoke after the 1-3 loss to Tirana, while in the statement given to "Super Gol", he said:

"We will start to recover. We are very upset after the match against Tirana. Thank you to the fans before the match and after the match. They supported us after the match. It was our mistake on the field. In the Final 4, we are more motivated. I am sure that the guys will react and fight more.

I'm upset with the defensive phase. Elbasan has been fanatical in the defensive phase and has done well. In these 2-3 matches we have been asleep. We were not ready for a sporting fight on the field. I am sure that we will be fixed by the first match on the 16th. We will talk to the guys and I am sure that we will fix the problems.

We will work on the psychological side, this is a problem of the moment. Maybe we were asleep. We reached Europe after 20 years, we had our minds on the party not on the field. Now we know what the problem is, in these 4-5 days we will work and get better into the "Final 4".

I said it at the beginning, I'm not satisfied with the defensive phase. 3-4 weeks ago we secured Europe and we were overwhelmed with euphoria. We know where the problem lies. I'm convinced that the guys and the staff will react better and we'll fix things when the "Final 4" starts.

Today many things didn't work, Tirana scored very quickly in both halves. I changed Lila to gain a player in the offensive phase.

When they scored the first goal we were in the game. We weren't fanatical in defense and we conceded the third goal, we have to work hard in the defensive phase.

"Both the players and the president are upset, a minus financially. In the "Final 4" we start with equal points," declared Gvozdenovic.