Patrioti Levice of Slovakia did not score a point in the opening ten minutes against Petrolina AEK Larnaca of Cyprus
The quarterfinal match of the qualifying round for the group stage of the basketball Champions League organized by FIBA had a very rare event for a professional level and it happened to Patrioti Levice. The Slovak team could not score any points during the first quarter of the duel against Petrolina AEK Larnaca of Cyprus and ended the initial period with a score of 0-20.
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The statistics reflected the poor performance of the yellow team, which finished the quarter with 0/16 in shots from the field. The 8 attempts at doubles and triples did not make contact with the net and Patrioti Levice had his worst performance at the start of a game. The poor aim of the Slovak squad could at least improve in the following sets, although it was not enough for the comeback and continuity in the second most important club competition in Europe.
The striking thing is that AEK Larnaca only ended up winning the game 74-66 and the Slovaks managed to win decisively in the third quarter 21-8. Despite the rise, it was not enough for the epic victory. “Our journey in Champions League qualification ended in the first round. Unfortunately, the result was decided by a catastrophic first quarter and although we came back into the game fighting, our opponent from Cyprus walked away happy in the end. Thank you to everyone who came to support us in Turkey,” the Central European team wrote in a statement on their social networks.
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At the end of the historic match, the protagonists tried to convey their feelings and find the explanation for a first quarter to be forgotten. “I don’t know if any of us have ever experienced this again. We didn’t score any shots, any free throws,” lamented Michal Madzin, the technical director of Patrioti Levice. “It cost us the game, it’s incredible not to score a single shot,” added Martin Bachan, one of the players who made up the starting quintet.
This is how the first quarter ended between Patrioti Levice from Slovakia and AEK Larnaca
The 2023-24 FIBA Basketball Champions League season involves 52 teams, including many national champions from the 30 European countries that will be represented this season, and is the second most important club competition on the Old Continent behind the Euroleague. The Regular Season will begin on October 3, 2023 and will conclude on December 21, 2023 with instances of round of 16, quarterfinals, semis and Final Four. The defending champion of the title is Basket Bonn of Germany.
2023-09-26 22:26:46
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