He broke the 16 -year -old “curse” and the National team has an appointment with History!
In the semifinals of the Eurobasket for the first time since 2009 and with the backdrop of qualifying for a final for the first time in 20 years and since 2005 when he finally lifted it, “blue -white” faces the Turkey (21:00, ERT1, Novasports Start, BWINSPOR FM 94.6, Sport-fm.gr), in Riga, Latvia!
Having overcome the difficult obstacle of her Lithuania With a 87-76 victory in the quarter-finals, our national team put the sign of the successful march in this year’s adventure and now has a historic and rare opportunity to secure a medal and claim the mug in a single last game, on Sunday night against one of them. Germany and Finland!
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With everyone ready to fight and with about 2,000 Greeks At their side, our national team is confronted with the most difficult of the opponents he has found so far on her way to this year’s Eurobasket.
The difference of this national team, the undefeated but not invincible Turkey and the “gallons” of coach Spanoulis
“We will be ready as a team. You know everything about Turkey, key players and how they play. It’s a game that leads you to the final, the most ready team spiritually and racing will be more likely to win. “stated, among other things, in view of the match Vassilis Spanouliswho also commented on Ataman’s statements, with Costa Slouka to add on his part: “The truth is that I feel a little … inexperienced in such games, this is the first time I play semifinal with the national team. I will try to be even more concentrated. We can’t hide our words, it’s a very big game. It is a very emotional game for me, like all with the coat of arms. I’ve said it 30 times and I’ll say it again, it’s a huge match for all of us. For the nation, there is expectation and confidence in the group ».
His team Ergkin Ataman It continues unbeaten its impressive run in the event, began with an imposing victory against the hostess Latvia And she made it 5/5 in her group, taking the first from Serbia, while in the ’16s’ she had difficulty before excluding the Swedenbefore imposed with 91-77 of Polish. Historical for that game, since he is just a second time in the semifinal Eurobasket, first after the 2001 who hosted the event.
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“It will be a hard game, Greece has experienced players. It’s not just John, it’s both Sloukas and Papanikolaou and others with great experience. It may be one of the few so strong games in this event »said Ergkin Ataman, with his Furk to add: “Greece is a team that knows how to play basketball. It’s a country in a different style. We know this, of course. They have a very important weapon, Yannis Antetokounbos. But if we gather as a team tomorrow and play the basketball we play in the event and for 40 minutes, we will leave the stadium with a good result. “.
Great conversation has been raised about the status of the Panathinaikos player, Centewho was injured against the Poles and did not participate in Thursday’s (12/9) training, but would reasonably tighten his teeth and fight, with the official briefing referring to a decision that will be made before the game.
A great protagonist for Turkey with Playmaker Alperien Sangun, the Houston Rockets Ace, who drives his national team with scary statistics and performance, with their worthy supporters of Larkin and Larkin and Asma.
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Giannis Antetokounbos-Alperien Shengun: All Star Battle in Eurobasket semifinals
Our National has celebrated wins in all five recent meetings with Turkey, with the last 12 years back in 2013! In 2009, in Poland and the Eurobasket where we won our last medal, we had excluded the Turks in the quarter-finals, with a marginal victory of 76-74 in the extension (65-65 the regular duration) and starring Spanoulis (23p, 7 assists, 4 rebounds)!
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Prehistory Greece-Turkey:
67 matches, 44-23
The matches:
25.06.1936 Constantinople Friendly 12-49
06.11 1946 Athens Friendly 30-34
19.03.1947 Constantinople Friendly 35-25
17.05.1949 Cairo Eurobasket 1949 54-41
11.05.1951 Paris Eurobasket 1951 36-42
10.10.1951 Alexandria Mediterranean 1951 43-37
27.04.1952 Milan friendly 40-36
17.11.1962 Constantinople Balkans 55-72
11.09.1963 Athens Balkans 73-62
18.09.1964 Bucharest Balkans 80-69
17.09.1966 Prague friendly 64-70
21.12.1966 Sofia Balkans 76-62
11.05.1967 Skopje Balkans 81-63
16.09.1967 Tuna Mediterranean 1967 84-87
25.12.1968 Smyrna Balkans 74-99
01.09.1969 Thessaloniki Balkans 75-65
22.09.1971 Vidin Balkan 80-89
10.10.1971 Smyrna Mediterranean 66-80
26.07.1972 Sarajevo Balkans 87-60
14.05.1973 Sobatelli Half. Eurobasket 1973 84-81
12.09.1973 Constantinople Balkan 60-64
24.05.1974 Ankara of Nations Cup 68-70
05.06.1974 Glyfada of Nations Cup 71-55
15.06.1977 Belgrade Eurobasket 1975 64-74
16.05.1977 Helsinki Prokopastik 1977 87-90
18.12.1977 Skopje Balkans 72-63
07.051978 Ankara Balkan 81-80
19.05.1979 Thessaloniki Prokopastik 1979 87-77
14.09.1979 Athens Balkans 92-71
27.09.1979 Split Mediterranean 1979 86-73
12.09.1980 Klouz Balkan 62-56
07.05.1981 Istanbul Half. Eurobasket 1981 85-84
03.06.1981 Prague Eurobasket 1981 72-64
05.12.1981 Sofia Balkan 80-93
04.05.1982 Constantinople Balkans 77-82
25.05.1982 Porto Half. Eurobasket 1983 75-57
02.09.1983 Titofbra Balkans 74-66
16.09.1983 Casablanca Mediterranean 1983 73-77
16.04.1984 LAN MAN Ownership 1984 83-73
16.05.1985 Bucharest Balkans 52-70
15.09.1987 Latakia Mediterranean 1987 66-77
24.12.1988 Antalya Balkans 105-114
22.11.1990 Skopje Balkans 78-77
10.07.1991 Thessaloniki Mediterranean 1991 82-76
12.06.1993 Castello Mediterranean 1993 86-79
29.12.1993 Katerinholm International Tournament 84-79
13.06.1997 Barry Mediterranean 1997 60-51
25.06.1997 Eurobasket Jerona 1997 74-52
26.08.2000 Valladolid International Tournament 61-71
06.09.2003 Boras Eurobasket 2003 75-70
28.06.2005 Almeria Mediterranean 69-78
24.08.2006 Hamamatsu Worldwide 2006 76-69
02.07.2009 Pescara Mediterranean 2009 82-79
18.09.2009 Katowice Eurobasket 2009 76-74
31.08.2010 Ankara Worldwide 2010 65-76
19.08.2011 Bamberg International Tournament 62-38
07.09.2013 Copper Eurobasket 2013 84-61
20.08.2014 Marousi Friendly 70-56
22.08.2014 Constantinople Friendly 76-72
15.08.2015 Constantinople International Tournament 64-73
28.08.2015 Marousi Acropolis Eurobank 62-58
23.06.2016 Marousi Friendly 78-52
26.06.2016 Constantinople Friendly 75-70
17.08.2019 Marousi Acropolis Eurobank 84-70
03.07.2021 Victoria Pre-Olympic 2021 81-63
25.02.2022 Ano Liosia Qualifiers Pag. 2023 72-71
28.02.2022 Constantinople Qualifiers 2023 67-76
Source: Sport Fm
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