A few days before their European obligations Olympiacos and AEK Betsson BC are opposed to behind closed doors SEF (15/10, 17:15, www.sportfm.gr, News Bulletin 247, ERT3), for its 2nd matchday Basketball League.
Initially, the “red and white” have not even 24 hours at their disposal to focus on the match against Union, as on Friday (13/10) they had a demanding game with Barcelona for the Euroleague. The absences, but also the great accuracy of the Catalans outside of 6.75m. forced the Piraeus to defeat with a score 77-68 from the “Blaugrana”.
From here on, the George Bartzokas he will also have a full absence in this match. Except remain the Nigel Williams-Goss, Shaquille McKissick and Luke Sikmawhile on the contrary, their debut in this year’s Basket League is expected to be made by Mustafa Fal and Ignas Brazdeikiswho did not compete in the victorious premiere against Mars, in Alexandria. And all this, while the first “devil’s week” of the Euroleague against Olympiacos follows Armani Milano (17/10) and Partizan (19/10).
On the contrary, the AEK Betsson BC wants to show a clearly better face in SEF, after the bad premiere in the league and ahead of its first game in this year’s Basketball Champions League against Ludwigsburg (17/10). In the first matchday, the Union welcomed the Laurel in the closed Ano Liosia and showing a problematic image in defense, experienced defeat 98-93. Absent from that matchup for him Joan Platha were the Emphiondou Campengele and Ben McLemorebut both are expected to be available, as is o Mindaugas Kuzminskaswho left with a back problem against the East Attica team.
The referees of the match will be Tsarouha, Katrachouras and Teftikis.
15 minutes before the match at SEF, the jamball will take place at “D. Tofalos” between Promethea of ​​Patras and Karditsa. The Achaia team made an ideal debut in this year’s Basket League, winning 95-80 of PAOKinside Pylaia, while next week she will play her first European match, this one with Opava (18/10), for the BCL groups.
On the other hand, the team from Thessaly expects a better result than their first trip this year in Patras, as they were defeated in the premiere 72-71 by Apollo.
The program of the 2nd game of the Basket League
Saturday 14/10
Apollon Patras-Aris 70-77
Maroussi-PAOK 75-80
Peristeri bwin-Panathinaikos (20:15)
Sunday 15/10
Prometheus Patras – Karditsa (17:00)
Olympiacos-AEK Betsson BC (17:15)
Lavrio-Kolossos of Rhodes (20:15)
Source: Sport Fm
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