Except Athenian derbythe first day of his quarterfinals Final-8 of the Cup it also includes the match between the great rivals of Thessaloniki.
THE PAOK and Mars face off at “Dyo Aorakia” of Heraklion for a place in the tournament’s top four (9:00 p.m., Cosmote SPORT 5, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247), where one of the Panathinaikou AKTOR and AEK Betsson.
The two teams faced each other a few days ago and for the championship, in “Alexandrio”. This match was triumphant Mars, who won 77-63 and proved that he is currently one step ahead of his great rival. The knockout showdown, however, for the Cup it’s a completely different story.
The “yellows”, initially, are going through their best period of the season, having stolen the impressions. His team Yannis Kastritis counts 5 consecutive wins in all competitions, some of which was a “double” in OAKA after 27 years, an impressive away win (86-66) over Ulmher derby Thessaloniki but also a key match with her Trento for the Eurocup. O Mars he is playing well, he knows that he is not the favorite of the tournament, but he aims to take advantage of his good time and give everything he has for a title after years.
On the other hand, for PAOK things are not so ideal. The “two-headed man of the north” has stayed out of Europe and has not yet fully secured it six at Stoiximan Basket League, while throughout the season he shows an unstable face, which is aggravated by the constant changes of foreigners. Nevertheless, the “black and white” have the talent and the will to claim qualification and the title, knowing that… everything happens in a knockout game.
As far as racing is concerned, PAOK traveled to Crete with a “white” leave of absence, having the following in his mission: Marquis Towns, Michael Gilmore, Jamouni McNish, Nikos Tsiakmas, Stavros Schizas, Michalis Tsairelis, Elvar Fridrickson, Vangelis Margaritis, Cecil Williams, Nikos Arsenopoulos, Aristotelis Sotiriou, Michal Michalak and Justin Alston. Of course, Fotis Takianos will need to cut one of the 7 foreigners for the match. In the previous matches, this was the Michael Gilmore.
On his part, Mars he will not have at his disposal Roberto Gallinatwhile the mission was normally followed by George Fillios, despite the fact that he continues his recovery program. In detail, the mission announced by Kastritis consists of the following: Slaftsakis, Stark, Sanogo, Toliopoulos, Katsivelis, Bloombergs, Fillios, Bohorides, Persedis, De Souza, Harrell, Kalogiros, Bankston.
The refereeing trio of the match will consist of Papapetrou, Tsolako and Tsimbouri.
Detailed match schedule and pairings up to the final:
Quarterfinals
15/2, 18:00 Panathinaikos AKTOR – AEK Betsson (1)
15/2, 21:00 PAOK – Aris (2)
16/2, 18:00 Olympiacos – Peristeri bwin (3)
16/2, 21:00 Prometheus Patras – Panionios (4)
Semifinals (17/2)
18:00 Winner 1-Winner 2 (5)
21:00 Winner 3-Winner 4 (6)
Final (18/2)
19:00 Winner 5-Winner 6
Source: Sport Fm
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