Teji Oblaková, even 22 points, was not enough for the Czech champions. Brionna Jones scored one point less, Alyssa Thomas scored a double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. The home team, which was placed in the role of the main favorite before the tournament, was pulled in front of the full hall by Alina Jagupovová with 24 points.
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Coach Natalie Hejková’s fellow, who celebrated her 68th birthday the day before the match, was eliminated in the semifinals for the fourth time in a row in the final Four. They only got into the fight for the title in 2015, when they won the tournament at home in Prague. On Sunday, he will try to get third place as he did three years ago.
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🟡🔵 And Fenerbahçe Safiport is in the final of EUROLEAGUE👏👏
🔵🟡 The Yellow-Navy Blues defeated USK Prague 83-74 in the Euroleague Women’s Final Four in Istanbul and qualified for the final with the Hungarian team Sopron Basket.#EuroLeagueWomen #Fenerbahcepic.twitter.com/YL30PLGS5r
— Ceyhun Samet Yuksel (@ceyhunsamety) April 8, 2022
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USK kept up with the opponent from the beginning in a stormy atmosphere and the home players only escaped to the seven-point blockbuster at the end of the first quarter. In the second half, Fenerbahce gained a nine-point lead, but the Czech champions improved their defenses and, thanks to a thirteen-point line, turned the development of the duel to 41:36, despite the whistling.
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🔥🇹🇷 Fi – Fina – Final – We are in the final!
In the EuroLeague Women’s Final Four Semi-Finals, Fenerbahçe Safiport defeated USK Prague 83-74 in Ataşehir and became the opponent of Sopron Basket in the final.
The final is on Sunday, April 10… 🏆 pic.twitter.com/S6FTzO2JrW
— Free Throw (@serbestatisweb) April 8, 2022
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At that time, the team of coach Hejková surpassed the opponent mainly in rebounds. He dominated them with a ratio of 22:12, of which twelve were offensive. The USK players went to the cabs at half-time with a seven-point lead, and Thomas already had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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In addition, the Prague team had an excellent start to the second part, continued to punish Fenerbahce’s losses and took the lead by thirteen points. In this passage, the Turkish team had a hard time getting into the opponent’s closed defense. However, the favorite was pulled down by important USK player Amanda Zahui with important three, and together with the team of coach Víctor Lapeni, the audience also came to life.
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FenerbahçeSafiport beat USK Prague 83-74 and made its mark in the Women’s EuroLeague final and became the opponent of Hungarian team Sopron Basket. Good luck girls.. 🟡🏆🔵 pic.twitter.com/Ewx8pw3gGQ
— KADIKÖYLÜ 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ (@FenerbahceUnion) April 8, 2022
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In addition, at the end of the third quarter, USK lost Maria Conde, who injured her shoulder after one of the fights. The author of 11 points did not start by the end of the match.
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The Prague women, who were already in the close rotation of seven players, started the last part with a lead of 63:59, but they soon lost the lead over the excited opponent. Fenerbahce pulled the match to his side with a string of thirteen points, and in addition to the 18-point Zahui, fans also applauded the best shooter, Jagupova. In the end, the USK reduced the loss to a single-digit deficit with quick points, but did not manage any more.
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Sopron managed to retaliate against Salamanca last season during her fifth participation in the Final Four. The Hungarian team then lost in the semifinals to the Spanish opponent 61:72 and finished fourth in the end. Salamanca, who defended last year’s second place in the final start of the final tournament, failed in the semi-finals of the Final Four for the first time in history.
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The winning team of coach David Gaspar was pulled by the Serbian national team Jelena Brooks, author of 27 points. Bernadette Hatarová’s pivot also did well, scoring a double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Not even the 23 points of the most useful player of this year’s Kahleah Copper competition were enough for Salamanca.
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🏀 In the FIBA Women’s Europa League Final Four, Hungarian representative Sopron Basket beat Spain’s Perfumerias Avenida 74-69 to reach the final.
📌 Sopron Basket will face the winner of the ZVVZ USK Prague-Fenerbahce Safiport match in the final. pic.twitter.com/OU1GlylasZ
— Sabah Spor (@sabahspor1) April 8, 2022
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Copper was the main face of her team, especially in the second half, when Salamanca was already 17 points behind. Thanks to a fighter run led by an American shooter, the Spanish team caught up with a seven-point deficit six minutes before the end. In the dramatic conclusion, Salamanca even approached by a difference of four points, but Sopron did not let the process run away in the end.
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The Hungarian team will repeat the final participation from 2018. At that time, it was not enough for Ekaterinburg. He is missing this year in the Final Four, as Russian teams were excluded from the competition after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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| Final Four of the European Basketball League in Istanbul – semifinals: |
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| Fenerbahce Istanbul – ZVVZ USK Prague 83:74 (28:23, 38:45, 59:63) |
| Most points: Jagupova 24, Zahui 18, McBride 15 – Oblakova 22, Jones 21, Thomas 12. Fouls: 19:20. Free throws: 13/10 – 18/13. Threes: 11: 1. Rebounds: 30:39. |
| Salamanca – Šoproň 69:74 (13:22, 31:47, 52:64) |
| Most points: Copper 23, Cazorla and KL Samuelson after 9 – Brooks 27, Hatar 15, Williams 13. |
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