Fenerbahce – Bayern 81-76: Damaged for placement

Fenerbahce were level on points (they were on fire) against Bayern Munich, lost in the second quarter to Marko Guduric with an ankle problem but still clinched the win (81-76) in a postponed game for EuroLe.

The hosts saw their +14 at half-time as a pawn to go on wings in six minutes, but despite the shock, they reacted and got back in front very quickly. Starring Pieria Henry and Jan Vesel, Sasa ζεorζεevi η ομάδα’s team won at the Ulker Sports Hall, gathering new data in the battle for the octave as Bayern Munich play their remainder in two nights against Anadolu Efes for 8th place to avoid .

The race

The hosts quickly took the reins of the rhythm as well as the lead, reaching as high as +10 (14-4 in 6′), at a time when the visitors were unable to lay the… fundamentals. Whatever Andrea Trinkieri tried didn’t work, with the first period’s 2/6 threes and -8 rebounds (3 vs. 11) describing the problem. Gradually, Bayern tried to put more pressure on the defense, to move the ball better, but did not achieve anything significant. The first part found Sasa Djordjevic’s team at +14 (45-31) starring Pieria Henry who managed to score 14 points and provide 5 assists.

In the third ten minutes it was like watching another game. Bayern now did as they pleased on the ground, with Andrea Trinkieri’s players playing every possession with admirable accuracy and efficiency. Somehow they had stalled the game within six minutes after going back (with 7/9 two points, 2/3 three points and 1/2 shots) from -14 at halftime to +5 (47-52). . It didn’t take them long to even reach +10 (52-62 in 28 minutes), with Vladimir Lucic working wonders and Darwin Hilliard finding rhythm in attack.

However, the +10 was followed by seven consecutive turnovers (0/4 shots, 3 penalties) for the visitors, which Sasa Djordjevic’s players took full advantage of. Fenerbahce recovered and took the lead again (64-62) in the 34th minute of the game, showing that victory is judged in detail.

In fact, the hosts kept a small lead in the following minutes, mainly because they took full advantage of the visitors’ mistakes. Pieria Henry’s three at 58.3” at the end put an end to the German dreams of a double in Istanbul.

THE REFEREES: Jovcic – Koromilas – Kardum.

THE TEN MINUTES: 27-16, 45-31, 54-62, 81-76.

Fenerbahçe (Djordjevic): Hazer 3 (1), Akpinar, Mahmutoglu 5 (1), Stark 3 (1), Henry 22 (5/9 two points, 2/5 three points, 6/6 shots, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 errors), Pierre 10 (5 rebounds), Bartel 6, Gooduric, Veseli 21 (9/11 two points, 3/4 shots, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 errors), Booker 5 (1), Polonara 6 (1 three points, 5 rebounds).

BAGGER (Trinkieri): Thomas 7 (1), Hunter 5 (4 rebounds), Jaramaz 7 (1/4 3-pointers), Luτσιi 7 7 (0/5 3-pointers), George 3 (1), Obst, Djedovi 7 7 (1 3-points, 3 rebounds), Rubit 17 (5/8 two points, 7/7 shots, 5 rebounds), Cisco 8 (2/5 three points, 8 assists, 2 steals), Hilliard 13 (3/ 4 two points, 2/8 three points, 1/1 shot), Radosevic 2.

Team Stats – Fenerbahce: 23/38 two points, 7/18 three points, 14/21 shots, 34 rebounds (24 defensive + 10 offensive), 18 assists, 6 steals, 13 errors.

Team Stats – Bayern: 18/25 two points, 8/30 three points, 16/19 shots, 26 rebounds (19 defensive + 7 offensive), 15 assists, 6 steals, 11 errors.

The next commitments of the two teams: Fenerbahce concludes the regular season with the games against Panathinaikos OPAP (inside, 8/4, 8:00 p.m.) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (outside, 13/4, 8:30 p.m.). Bayern, for their part, have two more away games against Anadolu Efes (April 6, 20:30) and Real Madrid (April 8, 21:45).