ONE System | 19/02/2021 18:30
Tamir Blatt with the ball (Shahar Gross)
The 2022 European Basketball Championship qualifiers continue at this time, with the Israeli team meeting Romania in a bubble in Poland in the 5th round. Oded Katash’s team has already secured their place in the tournament but will want to maintain a perfect balance.
The team in blue and white has so far provided a perfect campaign with 4 wins in 4 rounds, 71:75 over Poland, which it also won in the second round 72:78, 63:87 over Romania against which it wants to complete a sweep, and 87:95 against Spain The great. Israel leads the house and will want to keep first place.
On the other hand, the Romanians who lost the chance to advance, and were already defeated by Israel in the first round, will try to surprise the blue-and-whites and register their first victory in the campaign after losing in all the first four rounds.
First quarter: 17:22 for the Israeli team
Romania’s top five: Mirel Dragosta, Tudor George, Mihai Machiavelli, Buba Nicolasco and Rares Uta.
Israel’s top five: Tamir Blatt, Yiftach Ziv, Rafi Manko, Jake Cohen and Tomer Ginat.
Tomer Ginat opened the game with a beautiful basket from Tamir Blatt. Rafi Manko scored first points and set 0: 4 out of the point. Machiocha scored 2 straight threes, Blatt and Manco answered with 2 threes on the other side. Jake Cohen scored first points, Manco added 2 more from the line. Uta reduced the difference to 2 points with 4 of his own, substitute Roman Sorkin responded with 5 consecutive points and Spencer Weiss added another 2. Diculesco scored 5 consecutive points and reduced the difference to 5 points.
Second quarter
Popa opened the second quarter with an important three, Cohen on the other hand scored 4 consecutive points from the penalty spot. Popa scored a great basket in the post. Blatt scored a three and set up 23:29, Ginat added another 2 points. Nicolasco added 2 points, Blatt answered with 2 accurate shots from the line. Ola scored the first points, Cohen scored 2 points from the penalty spot and increased the advantage to 8.
