THE Prometheus of Patras is called tonight to play a crucial match in his “16” phase Basketball Champions Leaguefacing her Hapoel Holon (22:00, sport-fm.gr, Cosmotesport 5) in neutral Szombathely, Hungary, for the 3rd matchday of the groups.
Ilias Papatheodorou’s team, which is in Group L, is in 3rd place with a 1-1 record and tied with tonight’s opponent: this means that with a “double” will launch her chances of qualifying for the playoffs, while she will have the tie with her side, with the second game at home. On the other hand, Murcia is in first place in the group with the absolute (2-0), while n AEK Betsson is in last place without a win yet (0-2), having been defeated both in Patras and in Hungary.
In racing, Prometheus is not in good shape and wants a victory, which it will lift him up psychologically. After the victory over AEK (80-79, 23/01) it counts three consecutive defeats, two for the championship and one for Europe: with 89-84 from Lavrios, while in midweek it had a good image in Spain without getting anything more against Murtia (90-81) and yesterday (04/02) against Olympiakos he was inferior to the circumstances and was defeated with a heavy 81-57.
Ilias Papatheodorou’s side travel to Hungary without any last-minute problems and will be looking for the pink card capable of turning the momentum ahead of the tough follow-up.
On the opposite bank, Hapoel Holon beat AEK Betsson 79-68 for their first win in the round of 16, in a game where they handled the crucial decisions well, maintained their lead from the second period and equaled their BCL record ( 1-1). In the league duties, the Israeli team came close to victory against Maccabi Tel Avivbut in the details he lost 84-86 and dropped to 5-4 and in 8th place in the standings.
Source: Sport Fm
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