Women’s National Team: Strong test with Germany

OR Women’s National Team takes on Germany at the city’s ‘Enervie Arena’ Hagenin the first match for the second “window” of the EuroBasket 2025 qualifying phase. FIBA YouTube channel.

It is reminded that the Greek team does not have the stress of qualification, as they are the hosts of the Eurobasket which will take place in June at SEF. In the competitive part, the preparation of the representative group was completed with the technical leadership focusing the attention of the players on the defense, and the team setting the goal of making a good performance that will lead them to win the second victory in the qualifiers of the competition.

Mariella Fasoula: “Finally the moment I’ve been waiting for has come!”

One year, in fact, after the start of the qualifiers, the coach of the representative group, Petros Prekas, will also have at his disposal the Mariella Fasoulawho in the evening will return to the court in the blue and white jersey, having left behind the previous year in which she was out of action due to injury.

– How was this time of your absence from the National team?

“With work! A lot of work but also a lot of anxiety, in a good way. I wanted to get back to the game I love. Certainly some moments were difficult but I hold on and see only the positives and finally this moment has come that I have been waiting for so long».

– With Germany, however, there will be a big “battle” under the baskets. Are you ready for her?

“There is always the battle under the basket and I am ready. Not just me, but the whole team. The point, after all, is not what will be my performance, but what will be the performance of the whole. How are we going to play, how are we going to get our opponent out of rhythm, how are we going to avoid mistakes and how are we going to play good defense to keep the score at the right level. I think that if we are focused on the plan that exists for the game and on defense, the result we want will come. This of course applies to all games. We are in a difficult group with strong opponents».

In the other match of Group I, Italy will host the Czech Republic in Genoa.

In addition to Greece, Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic have qualified for EuroBasket 2025, as host countries (they will host from one group, while Greece will also host the final phase).

Rating

Italy 2-0 146-120 4

Germany 1-1 138-111 3

Greece 1-1 142-142 3

Czech Republic 0-2 107-160 2

The prehistory of the Germany-Greece couple

Tonight’s match between Germany and Greece will be the third in an official game, as in the past the two teams have faced each other only twice with one win and one loss each.

Arvika, 22/05/1994 Semi-Final Phase P.P. Women’s 1995 Greece-Germany 54-69

Bursa 02/09/2005 Pan-European Women’s Championship 2005 Greece-Germany 66-61