24 hours after the impressive victory over Bayern Munich, the Panathinaikos AKTOR he throws himself back into battle facing her Maccabi Tel Avivfor his second and last friendly game of the 4th “Neofytos Handriotis” tournament.
On Sunday night (15/09), the “greens” put on an excellent performance, considering the proportions and the season, winning comfortably with score 86-69 of the Bavarians at the “Tassos Papadopoulos-Eleftheria” Indoor Stadium, in front of thousands of the team’s fans who made the Nicosia stadium a small one… OAKA! Without charging particularly, the “clover” was 1-2 levels higher than its opponent, finding solutions from many players thanks of course to the roster full of talent in all positions.
With her as an ally defense his, the ‘Seven-Star’ made his life easier, virtually never allowing Bayern to claim the pink card as he had the upper hand throughout the match. A dream debut with the shamrock on his chest was made by Omer Yurtsevenspreading enthusiasm in the ranks of the fans, but also in the technical team of Ergin Ataman. The Turkish centre, was the leader of the match, finishing the game with 22 points and 8 rebounds, making 7/8 2-pointers, 2/2 3-pointers and 2/4 shots in about 15 minutes of action!
Nan (11p.), Grigonis (12p.), Lessor (10p.) and Mitoglou (10p.) were still in double figures, while Cedi Osman remained at 3 points, showing that he still needs time to adjust.
As yesterday, so today, Panathinaikos will have all the players at its disposal, except for them Costas Antetokounmpo and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, who stayed in Athens due to injury. The team’s goal tonight is none other than to continue the good image and the improvement it shows game by game and to make it “4 out of 4” in the pre-season friendlies, as they were preceded by those against Tsedevita Olympia (81-76). and Anatolou Efes (83-72) for the “Cedevita Tournament” that took place in Slovenia.
On the other hand now, Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a 107-95 loss to Bayern Munich in the tournament opener last Saturday, causing quite a few problems on the defensive end. This was the second defeat of Oded Katas’ team in the pre-season friendlies, as it was preceded by Olympiacos in SEF with a score of 83-82, at the great celebration in honor of Giorgos Printezis. Without serious absences, the Israelis are expected to line up in tonight’s match.
Source: Sport Fm
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