Today is semi-final day at Final 4 of UNICEF Trophywhich will be hosted at closed of Glyfada. The winner of the two-day competition, with the final taking place on Saturday at 19:00, will decide which team will take the last “ticket” to the Final 8 of the Men’s Cupwhere the first seven teams in the ranking of the first round of the Stoiximan GBL (Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, PAOK, Prometheus, AEK, Karditsa and Peristeri) will take part.
The first jamball takes place on 17:00 with a derby of top teams of the Elite League. The division leader with a 14-1 record, AO of Mykonosfacing the second, with 12-3, Megaridos Youth Centerwhich last year reached the final of the UNICEF Trophy losing to Panionios (66-63). The two teams are going through a period of excellent form, as the team of Vangelis Ziagos counts a series of eleven games without defeat, while the team of Giorgos Mantalos has eight consecutive victories. On their way to the final, AO Mykonos eliminated Aiolos Agyias (52-88) and Dafni Dafniou (59-95), while Neaniki Estia Megaridos eliminated Proteas Voulas (75-85), Esperos Lamias (75 -62) and Korivos Amaliadas (68-75).
The second semi-final starts at 20:30 and they face each other Papagou with it Egaleo. Fotis Karakosta’s team, tenth in this year’s Elite League with a record of 6-9, had also taken part in the maiden Final 4 of the UNICEF Trophy in 2022 and returned to it this year by successively eliminating AS Olympos Eleftheriou Kordeliou (48-60), Doxa Lefkada (75-72) and Psychiko (75-66). Aegaleo is the only National League 1 team that reached the Final 4 of the UNICEF Trophy this year. Alexis Papadatos’ team, which is first in the first group of the division with 9-2, eliminated in order Apollo Patras (77-73), Cholargos (95-78), Ionio (59-110), HANTH ( 89-65) and Hermes Schimatarios (109-100).
The two semi-finals will be broadcast on the EEC YouTube channel. The two winning teams will face each other on Saturday, December 29, at 19:00 at the same stadium in the grand final, which will be televised by ERT2. The three-day basketball celebration will conclude on Sunday with its holding Women’s All Star Gameat 11:30 at “Makis Liugas” in Glyfada.
Source: Sport Fm
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