Greece-Finland: The defeats that were hurt and the executioner

OR Finland is the last obstacle of the National in Eurobasketon the way to her first medal after 16 years. But although the … name may not scatter terror, it is not only an easy opponent. Not only now, but traditionally, since the Greek team may have prevailed at 14 of the 23 matches of the two, but has lost three of the four Eurobasket matches.

In fact, these are painful defeats, which cost the National. The 1961 In Belgrade Eurobasket Greece lost 77-71, despite the 25 points of Antonis Christa and 18 by Kostas Mourouzis for Phaedon Matthaiou’s team. This defeat limited the national then to third place in the group and eventually ranked 17th.

The 2011 in Alite, Lithuania for Eurobasket Elias Zourou’s national team was imposed 81-61 by Finnish with 19 points by Yiannis Bourousis and 14 by Nikos Zisis. The Greek team was then ranked, despite its significant absences, sixth and qualified for the pre -Olympic tournament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SVFHQA7NZ8

The penultimate appointment was also the most painful. In Copper of Slovenia for the 2013 Eurobasket Finland shocked the National 86-77, which conveyed two defeats in the second phase and eventually stayed out of eight. Nikos Zisis with 19 and Vassilis Spanoulis with 17 points had fought more for Andrea Trinkieri’s team, which was killed by the 29 points of Petri Coponen. In this match, Kim Mourinen, the father of 18 -year -old Mika Mourinen, had 15 points on the current Finnish roster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80_XGNZZ-A

At the last meeting of the two teams, in the group phase 2017 EurobasketGreece lost its hands 89-77 by the host Finland in the Helsinki Group. Peteri Coopene again, with 24 points, but also Lauri Marcanen with 17 points were the “executioners” of the National, who had been found to lose 20 (56-36). Thanasis Antetokounbos had been rescued from Greece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjbfu7_5xi

In detail the prehistory:

03/05/1961 Greece-Finland 71-77 (Belgrade Eurobasket)

07/06/1964 Greece-Finland 67-73 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)

31/05/1968 Greece-Finland 79-85 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)

22/05/1969 Greece-Finland 68-62 (qualifying Eurobasket)

30/01/1971 Greece-Finland 72-77 (International Tournament)

17/08/1972 Greece-Finland 66-77 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)

10/05/1973 Greece-Finland 112-83 (qualifying Eurobasket)

12/04/1977 Greece-Finland 85-72 (International Tournament)

15/04/1977 Greece-Finland 98-88 (International Tournament)

18/05/1977 Finland-Greece 79-85 (Eurobasket qualifiers)

30/12/1978 Greece-Finland 82-78 (friendly match)

20/05/1979 Greece-Finland 92-62 (qualifying Eurobasket)

04/01/1981 Greece-Finland 101-92 (International Tournament)

03/05/1981 Greece-Finland 101-86 (qualifying Eurobasket)

04/01/1982 Greece-Finland 105-82 (International Tournament)

27/05/1982 Greece-Finland 96-93 (qualifying Eurobasket)

04/09/1984 Greece-Finland 86-108 (International Tournament)

09/09/1984 Finland-Greece 78-73 (Eurobasket qualifiers)

26/05/1995 Greece-Finland 85-72 (friendly match)

27/05/1995 Greece-Finland 90-82 (friendly match)

01/09/2011 Greece-Finland 81-61 (Lithuania Eurobasket)

09/09/2013 Greece-Finland 77-86 (Slovenia Eurobasket)

05/09/2017 Greece-Finland 77-89 (Eurobasket Helsinki/Istanbul)