His unlikely “double”. Panathinaikou in town!
The “greens” won with a score of 80-79 at home Besiktas with an upset, finishing with a 4-2 record in their groups Women’s Eurocup and securing a place in the “32” of the event!
Now, Eleni Capogianni’s team is waiting for their placement and of course their opponent in the next phase, which will be decided by the other match of the group. If the Mechelen defeat her Slavia (29/11, 21:00), then o Panathinaikos will pass as the best third team otherwise with a defeat of the Belgians they will pass as second in the group behind the Besiktas.
The first scorer for the winners was Penelope Pavlopoulou with 19 points, while Alain was the leader in the fourth period with 18, also collecting 13 rebounds. Jones added 16 points, while from the home team’s side, Nogitch finished the match with 26 points.
The match
In the beginning the match was very competitive, with the greens taking a 12-15 lead after a shot by Stamolambrau. Besiktas ran a small partial score and regained the reins (18-15), with Svitkovic answering immediately (18-17). The first period ended with a narrow lead for the Turks (20-19)
The situation continued in the same way in the second quarter, with the game going point by point and both teams not to let each other get a big lead. The first half ended with his players Panathinaikou trailing 41-39.
In the second part, Besiktas entered strongly and tried to build a difference (49-45), with the “greens” struggling to keep close to the score. The hosts picked up the pace and took a 59-51 lead, with their players Elenis Capoyannis to “stick” and show an image of delivery. The third period ended with Panathinaikos to be behind the score with 64-57.
In the last period, I led her Alain, Panathinaikos managed to reduce to two points (68-66). The American center caught fire and scored another basket, bringing the two teams even (68-68). The experienced Stamolambrou took action and brought Panathinaikos ahead with 68-73. Johnson’s foul shot made it 74-78. In the end, despite the pressure from the home team, o Panathinaikos took the victory with 79-80.
The quarters: 20-19, 41-39, 64-57, 79-80
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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