Fenerbahçe Safiport faced Sopron Basket in the final of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four organization.
The side that started the fight well at Ülker Sports and Event Hall was the guest team. While Sopron Basket had a 12-0 series, the first points of the yellow-dark blue team came after 7.30 minutes. The Hungarian representative closed the first quarter ahead 16-6 and the half ahead 29-19.
Fenerbahce Safiport, with the support of its fans in the third quarter, became a partner in the score. Victor Lapena’s team, who scored consecutive points with Olcay Çakır, drew the gap up to 1 point. Finding a hit from outside shots at the end of the quarter, Sopron entered the last ten minutes with a 45-38 superiority.
Reciprocal numbers in the last quarter, which broke out, delayed Fenerbahçe Safiport to dissolve the gap. With 1.55 minutes before the end of the match, our representative, who reduced the gap to 3 with Satou Sabally, could not catch up with his opponent in the remaining part. Sopron Basket won the match 60-55 and became the Women’s EuroLeague champion in the 2021-22 season.
Alina Iagupova scored 13 points, Amanda Zahui 12 points and Olcay Çakır 11 points for Fenerbahçe. Gabby Williams scored 16 points, Zsofia Fegyverneky 12 points, Briann January 11 points and Jelena Brooks 9 points in Sopron Basket.
FENERBAHÇE LOSE FOURTH TIME IN THE FINAL
Fenerbahçe played in the final of the FIBA Women’s EuroLeague for the fourth time in its history.
The yellow-dark blue team could not break their bad luck once again in the cup they lost in the final three times before.
Fenerbahce lost 82-56 to UMMC Ekaterinburg from Russia in the finals in 2013, 69-58 to Galatasaray, with which it had a great rivalry in Turkey, in 2014, and 77-63 to Dinamo Kursk from Russia in 2017. He was content with second place.
Sopron Basket, on the other hand, played in the final once in this league. The Hungarian team lost to UMMC Ekaterinburg in the finals of the 2017-2018 season and came in second.
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