On the latest two games against Szombathely Alhaji Mohammed, who is able to play on the leader post, had left out the games, but this time Kasey Hill sat on the bench because of injury. We started the game on home field for the bronze medal, since the team of Szolnok swept them out with 3-0, we were swept out by 3-2 in a huge battle. Péter Lóránt and Ákos Keller started the game, Fanning scored after a burglary, Simpson scored a triple shot, Mohammed bagged, we got away by 9-2. Ákos Kovács scored a triple shot and the difference were 10 points, we kept our advantage. The first quarter was closed by Chris Horton (24-11), the other team did not find the rythm, in 10 minutes only 3 players were able to score, Fanning, Németh and Davis-Smith. In the second quarter Halász scored, and so did Davis-Smith, the opponent team came closer. However, we had nothing to worry about, because suddenly Alaji Mohammed scored 4 poins in a row, so the difference were 10 points again. In the sequel Mohammed did not make mistake, the head coach of the team of Körmend asked timeout, 34-20. Horton scored, on the other side our late player, Milán Csorvási scored, our head coach, Branislav Dzunic asked timeout at 39-31. Simpson scored, so did David-Smith and Fanning, Dzunic asked timeout again before the end of the first half. In the break the projector showed 49-38.
After the switch the opponent team came closer, 51-45, Pointer and Mohammed scored their penalties, then Simpson scored a triple shot (58-45), in the sequel we took care about not to let the opponent team get within 10 points. Davis-Smith and then Ferencz both scored a triple shot, they got within 5 points, Dzunic asked timeout, 63-58. We began the last quarter well, Trevis Simpson, Ákos Keller and Alandise Harris scored, we got away again, the head coach of the opponent team, Constantinides asked timeout, 69-58. It did hot help, we increased the difference, the guest team asked timeot again. We won by 91-71.
Alba Fehérvár – Egis Körmend 91-71 (24-11, 25-27, 14-20, 28-13)
Székesfehérvár, Alba Regia Sportcentrum, 1500 spectators, led by: Cziffra, Ádám, Minár (Hartyáni ZS.)
Alba Fehérvár: Kovács Á. 3/3, Harris 15/9, Simpson 17/9, óránt 4, Keller Á. 9 Changes: Horton 11, Pointer 6, Mohammed 24/6, Keller I. 2, Varga M. -, Brbaklics -. Head Coach: Branislav Dzunic
Egis Körmend: Németh 10/6, Fanning 15/3, Ferencz 9/9, David 16/3, Csorvási 18. Changes: Halász 3/3, Bán -, Márton -, orosz -, Érsek -, Kiss B. -. Head Coach: Antonis Constantinides
The result is 1-0 for us.
Translated by: Dóri Polczer