One Ticket Please

Op de dag dat ik LIVE in Lille was ... in Frankrijk bij EuroBasket 2013 Women
de Groep van Turkije en Spanje  ... waar deze twee landen op Maandag avond
voor de groeps win tegen over elkaar staan.

De winnaar hier van neemt de nr.1 positie over ... maar meest belangerijke is dat de winnaar van
deze clashhhh  ... ontloopt ook nog Frankrijk op weg naar de finale van deze EK.
Waarschijnlijk de nr.2 van deze groep komt Frankrijk tegen in de halve finales.

Maar waar ik nu wilde over hebben was dat KOMSU team van coach Dikaioulakos  van
Griekenland een halve slag verder is voor die One Tickket voor EuroBasket 2015.
Zij speelden tegen Poolen thuis de eerste wedstrijd op Zaterdag middag in Griekenland
en hebben een mokker slag uitgedeeld aan Poolen en zij wonnne de eerste wedstgrijd
met  61 - 46. Dat zijn 15 punten verschil die KOMSU ... meeneemt naar Poolen voor
de tweed etreffen op Diensdag as. daar.

From this place ... i wish KOMSU ... coach Dikaiuolakos and the KOMSU  players
good luck en have fun in the second game in Pooland.

The info below is from the web site off  Fiba Europe.com site
My thanks for use off it and to share this info with our fans here in Holland
So do see it your self at
www.fibaeurope.com




Greece Take Commanding Lead


Similar to the semi-finals, Poland have left themselves a small mountain to climb when they return home for the second leg of the EuroBasket Women 2015 First Qualification Round Final, losing to Greece 61-46 on Saturday evening.
Giving up 15 points to Bulgaria on their first leg of their semi-final clash, Poland used the partisan support to rectify the result back on home soil. Knowing they have done it before will at least offer them some slight confidence when they host the return leg on Tuesday.
Weronika Idczak got the scoring started for Poland by knocking down a three as the sides traded points early. But a Pelagia Papamichail lay-up with her side behind 8-9 spurred the Greeks into life as they rattled off 16 of the next 18 points to take a commanding 13-point lead (23-10) at the end of the opening frame.

Artemis Spanou was making her presence felt early with nine points in the opening quarter, before going on to finish with 18 and eight rebounds. Papamichail finished with 12.
The offensive tempo of the home team dropped in the second frame as Poland made a slight dent in the deficit, bringing it back to nine, 31-22, at the half.
Throughout the second half the guests were able to avoid the score ballooning further but there was no coming back from the early damage as Greece picked up the final six points to put themselves in the box seat ahead of the return leg.
Aleksandra Pawlak and Idczak ended with 11 points each for Poland.



Quotes Greece vs. Poland


Greece head coach George Dikaioulakos

"The first four quarters, of a total of eight we have to play against Poland, are over. We were focused in defense and this is what we keep from this first encounter, because offensively it just wasn't our day. It didn't cost us though. Poland got some unexpected help from the three point line, by some players that haven't played that much so far. We are heading to the second game against Poland with the same philosophy we had last week against Israel. We want to win the second game too."

Greece forward Artemis Spanou

"We were really focused from the first second to the last. We played very well in defense and we imposed our rhythm. This 15 point margin will help us heading to the second game in Poland. It was important for us, that when our opponents tried to make their come back, we didn't let them. We fought back and we got this +15 in the end. Nothing is over... Our goal now is to be serious and focused in the next game in order to achieve our goal."

Poland head coach Jacek Winnincki

"I believe that during a long period, we were in the game, claiming the victory. Although we were down by 16 in the third quarter, we fought back and we had the chance to get into the second game in Poland with a margin not that big. But we couldn't pull through, because we lost our concentration. Greece has the advantage with this +15. Nothing is over though! It won't be easy to turn things around, but we still have a chance."

Poland forward Agnieszka Szott-Hejmej

"Defense was the key that led Greece to win. It was impossible for us to find our rhythm during the game, exactly because of their defense. Now, we have to turn things around in Poland. We had to do it in the semifinal and we did. So, now, we know what we have to do."






Door LuluHoops