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Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” team, which successfully fought two halves, but scored only 3 points in the third and made 6 errors, unsuccessfully started the new European Cup season.
After a two-year break, the people of Panevėžys returned home to the European Cup 61:76 (24:19, 11:17, 3:17, 23:23) got one of the tournament favorites for the Bologna Virtus team, who couldn’t be helped by one of the leaders in this match. Milos Teodosičius.
Lietkabelis started the game better than in 1 minute. 39 sec. burst forward 11: 3. Although there were less than 4 minutes to go, Virtus managed to recover and reduce lag to a minimum (13:14), but at the end of the half Gabrielius Maldūnas hit a free kick, Margiris Normantas scored a two points and Erikas Venskus a three and Lietkabelis after the first. the fourth carried 24:19.
“Virtus” often made mistakes, but the people of Panevėžys did not manage to escape very far and in the end the guests were ahead 30:28. However, Lietkabelis continued to hold on to named opponents by lap and returned a minimal 35:34 lead to the hosts after Kyle Vinales’ 3-pointer. At the end of the quarter, Lietkabelis played very carelessly, but avoided more painful consequences when Virtus lost out of the basket in the closing seconds.
After two quarters, Kyle Vinales played more productively in the ranks of Lietkabelis, scoring 11 points, Marinas Maričius added 8 and G. Baldūnas added 5.
Giampaolo Ricci scored 9 points at Virtus, followed by Amar Alibegovich and Vince Hunter.
After 20 minutes, Lietkabelis scored worse triples (4/13, 30.8% versus 3/7, 42.9%) and doubles (10/18, 55.6% versus 13/19, 68.4%) and He fought worse for balls (8 against 14). However, the people of Panevėžys appreciated the ball more (7 errors against 11).
The third quarter was simply tragic for Lietkabelius: the Panevėžys people made a mistake up to 6 times, winning only 3 points, while Virtus scored 17 and the hosts were behind 38:53.
In the fourth quarter, the game stabilized, but it was too late and Lietkabelis lost.
Waterproof: Kyle Vinales 20, Marinas Maričius 8, Margiris Normantas 7.
“Virtue”; Awudu Abassas 19, Amaras Alibegovičius ir Giampaolo Ricci po 12, Kyle’as Weemsas 11.
Lietkabelis will play the next match of the European Cup on October 7 as a visitor with AS Monaco.
Virtus is considered one of the favorites of the European Cup tournament, and is coached by former Serbian team strategist and Serbian basketball legend Aleksandras Džordževičius.
“Virtus” is not short of more famous names: in addition to Euroleague champion M. Teodosičius, Stefan Markovičius, who has experience in the Euroleague, Julian Gamble and Vince Hunter, who have played solidly in the European Cup, also plays. like forward Kyle Weems. There were also two very strong newcomers who have also competed in the Euroleague: Awudu Abass and Josh Adams.
The Bologna club started the season with a Super Cup match, where they marched until the final and it was only after a persistent 68:75 fight that the Milan AX Armani basketball players landed. In the first round of the Italian league, Virtus finally beat Kant’s club Acqua S. Bernardo 84:65 on Sunday.
Last team match Photo of the organizers
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