Another defeat outside AEK, AEK

AEK fought with all its physical and mental strength, however it could not get the coveted victory it needed against Falco, knowing the 89-83 home defeat at the Ano Liossia Indoor Stadium. A defeat, which in combination with the victory of Riga in Latvia over Treviso, left the “Union” permanently out of the Basketball Champions League, with the last match acquiring a procedural character for the “yellows”.

In an emotionally charged game, because of death but also of the withdrawal of the jersey with No. “13” in honor of the undefeated Stevan Gelovac, the team of Stefanos Dedas “paid” the miss of behind 6.75 meters (6/27, 22%), but also the many missed free throws (25/35, 71%).

Somehow, AEK met her her fourth defeat in the five matches of the group, with their good looks Griffin (24 points, 7 rebounds) and Angola (22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) may not be enough for a positive result.

For the Hungarians who went up to 4-1, the Βάραντι (20 points, 6/9 three points, 12 assists) and Perl (18 points).

The match

AEK started with them Colom, Angola, Griffin, Vaulet and Hammer in the starting five. The emotionally charged atmosphere in the Ano Liossia indoor stadium due to the death of Stevan Gelovac, it affected – something completely natural – the players of the “Union”.

Without a clear mind in defense and attack, but also without hardness in markings, the team of Stefanos Dedas was found very early in chasing the score. Benke and Varandi did great “damage” from afar, raising the difference at +9 (7-16 at 7 ‘). His entrance Nikos Pappas on the floor gave an aggressive “breath” to AEK, however with a quick 8-3 in the last minute, the Hungarians closed the ten minutes at the maximum value of the difference (15-26).

With the beginning of the second period the AEK overcame the initial “shock” and through good defense found eight unanswered points, lowering the difference to three (23-26 in 12 ‘). On the other hand, Falco needed 3.5 minutes in the second ten minutes to find its first points.

Nevertheless, the failure of AEK behind 6.75m (1/10 in the first half), in combination with the exceptional night in which he was found Βάραντι (14 points) led the guests at +12 and 39-27 at 18 ‘. The “Union”, however, found the solutions it was looking for in the attack by … hand Angola and Pappas, going to the locker room in the “flattering” for her -4 and 38-42.

As in the first half, so in the second, AEK entered lazily on both sides of the parquet. Something that Milos Konakov’s team took full advantage of, starting with a 7-0 series for 40-49, while a little later it went up for the first time the difference at +13 and 42-55 at 25 ‘.

At this point in time, the “yellows” were on the “canvas”. Somewhere there, however, AEK took out character and showed what … metal is made of with him Griffin to score seven points, the hosts ran one impressive 12-1 reducing the difference in minimum value of the difference (55-56 in 27 ‘). With consecutive baskets of the two teams, AEK could not overtake Falco, with the ten minutes ending with 61-65.

At the beginning of the fourth period, AEK managed to reduce up to one point (66-67), however despite many opportunities he had to overtake he did not succeed, even losing several free kicks, while then Falco with a series of 7-0 sent the difference at +8 (66-74).

The hosts tried once again to return to the match, with Angola’s three-pointer 2.5 minutes before the end to make it 75-78, upsetting the friends of AEK in the Indo of Ano Liossia! But then the MVP of the match, Varandi, with two consecutive three-pointers “knives” made it 77-84, essentially ending the win case, with the game to completed 83-89.

The quarters: 15-26, 38-42, 61-65, 83-89

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