BC "Prometey" (Ukraine) - BC "Elfic Fribourg" (Switzerland). December 22. 19:00. EuroCup Women. 1/16 finals. 2nd match. Slobozhanske. SC Slobozhansky. Broadcast - prometeybc.com, Youtube.com/FIBA
On December 22, the women's team of Prometey will play the second match of the 1/16 finals of the FIBA European Cup with the Swiss Fribourg. Last Thursday, our team beat the opponent with a comfortable handicap, before the confrontation in Slobozhansky, by 14 points, but our team's fans had to worry about it: the Ukrainian champion ended the first half of the match with a lag of 10 points and only after a long break established their domonance.
"After the break, we began to act completely differently, repeatedly increased the pressure on the opponent and it immediately bore fruit. - The sports director of "Prometey", Kyrylo Bolshakov recalls the events of a week ago, - Why was the first half of the game not the same? We had a lot of strict talks about it with our players. I hope that the second game will be better and let's also take into account the fact that we are opposed by a very experienced opponent. It’s a bit alarming but, with our activity, readiness and mastery, we have to cope this situation.
We were a little confused by the sort of unpredictableline-up of the opponent: the player of the Belgian national team Laura Devos was injured, and the coach of "Fribourg" did not dare to make changes in the composition, and four basketball players played 40 minutes each. However, I am not going to judge their decisions. As for our team, Uliana Datsko suffered an unpleasant injury then, Nikolina Babich was also eliminated during the game, but she played out of weakness and showed that she is a real fighter. The secret of general success probably lies in the manifestation of character. The one who can overcome theirself will go further.
Nikolina Babich will be able to play tomorrow. How ready she is to show herself is the second question, but her participation in the match is not discussed. There is nothing serious with Datsko, but her injury is very unpleasant. So far, she is not ready for the necessary movements on the court, accelerations, so she will not play tomorrow. "
Tomorrow's match "Prometey" will start with a handicap of "+14" and even a defeat with a smaller difference of points will give them a ticket to the 1/8 finals, but there is no doubt that our girls will strive to reach the next round of the tournament, winning for the second time. The course of the second confrontation between the teams will be available on December 22 starting at 19:00 on the Prometey website and on the FIBA YouTube channel. In order to come and support our girls, you need to use the "Online Tickets" section on our club website: prometeybc.com.
