BC "Dnipro" - BC "Prometheus" - 72:63 (17:15, 15:14, 23:17, 17:17). May 28. Super League Parimatch. 1/2 final. The first match. Dnipro. Shinnik Insurance Company. 500 spectators. Senior judge: Boris Ryzhik; Judges: Alexander Dotsenko, Yuri Shcherbak. BC "Dnipro": Cooper * (5 + 6 rebounds + 9 assists + 5 interceptions), Terrell * (15), Timofeenko *, captain (5), Kravtsov * (5), Glebov * (6), Shundel (8), Bobrov (9 + 6 rebounds), Sanon (19), Zakurdayev (0). BC "Prometheus": Vaughn * (2), Petrov * (4 + 7 rebounds), Evans * ( 5 + 9 rebounds + 3 interceptions), Lipovy * (7), Sidorov * (14), Stephens (7 + 7 rebounds), Belikov (3), Lukashov, captain (9 + 5 assists), Lutsenko (0), Myers (12 + 6 selections). The highlight of the first round of the playoffs was the confrontation between the current and repeated champions of Ukraine - "Dnipro" and "Builder", respectively. Dnipro still managed to prove their superiority over the opponent and make their way to the semifinals, where our "Prometheus" was already waiting for them. And after that, both fans and experts spoke in one voice about how promising the series "Dnipro" - "Prometheus" looks. And it's not just that rivals over the past two seasons have accustomed everyone to their fierce battles. They reached the semifinals at the peak of their form, and if "Prometheus" began its progressive movement up in mid-April, the great game transformation of "Dnipro" could be observed during the quarterfinal series with "Builder". Based on this, fans of both teams had every right to count on bright and high-quality basketball performed by their favorites. However, in the end the match lived up to expectations only in part because it turned out to be very intense and the intrigue lived in it for a long time. A few minutes after the final siren, Dnipro coach Dmytro Boldayev and team defender Anatoliy Shundel unanimously noted that the course of the match was influenced by excessive nervousness and one can hardly disagree with that. "Prometheus" was even harder to enter the game than the hosts. Suffice it to say that in the first five minutes our team made only 3 shots out of 10 out of the game and never hit from afar. "Dnipro" also had 3 hits in this game segment, but with 5 attempts. At the same time, the "red and whites" defended quite well and due to this did not allow the opponent to break away from the score. It should be noted that the effectiveness of "Prometheus" was affected by the injury of Rashad Won, which did not allow him to continue the match. As a result, Rashad played only 4 minutes, but during this time he managed to score 2 points. If we return to the matches of our team with "Chemist", then in them our defender scored 10 accurate shots from behind the arc, spending 18 attempts on it - these figures eloquently show how today the team lacked the sniper qualities of Rashad. she managed a long throw only in the 13th minute (Ilya Sidorov) and only four minutes later "Prometheus" took the lead for the first time (27:26) after Sean Evans played well in the finish. However, then the MVP of the first stage of the playoffs Issuf Sanon scored 4 points in a row, which largely determined the leadership of "Dnipro" in the first half of the game. After a long break Issuf became the X-factor of "Dnipro", scoring 11 in the third quarter 11! ) points. At the last break, the teams went to the handicap of the "white and blue" in 9 points, and the point in the quarter was put by a long shot by Anatoly Shundel. To these 3 points Anatoly added 5 more, and in a row, in the debut of the final ten minutes, during which "Dnipro" achieved the greatest advantage in a match - 12 points. In the last five minutes rivals entered at "plus seven" in favor of Dnipro. In five minutes in basketball there is not such a deficit of points, but the final segment was more confidently held by the team of Dmitry Boldayev, which manifested itself in several key moments. Vyacheslav Kravtsov, for example, scored in the attack, and DJ Cooper - interception (only 5 in the match). Dnipro residents also performed free throws much better. As a part of "Prometheus", for example, Sean Evans and twice Ilya Sidorov in necessary moments were noted from a line only 50 percent realization. As a result "Dnipro" brought game to a victory and opened the account in a series, and for "Prometheus" this defeat became the first not only in it, but also in the playoffs in general. However, the main events in this semifinal are still ahead. On Sunday, "Prometheus" has every chance to deprive the opponent of the advantage of his field. MATCH STATISTICS