Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Lithuanian Zalgiris in the first round of the Euroleague regular season.
MaccabiMaccabi took part in a friendly match against the Italian club Milan on September 23.
In the first quarter, the Israelis showed a good game, but in the next two they lost ground and let the opponent go far ahead. In the final part of the match, the wards of Oded Kattash failed to win back. As a result, the meeting ended with a score 71:80 (24:15; 8:22; 10:19: 29:24). The next Maccabi took part in another friendly match, this time he played against the Turkish club Anadolu Efes. In the first quarter, the Israelis managed to get one point ahead in the overall score, but in the second part of the match they could not put up a decent resistance to their higher-status opponent, as a result, the Turkish club went into the gap by 22 points in the overall score. In the further course of the match, it was no longer possible to win back the Maccabi gap, the meeting ended with a score 81:87 (21:20; 15:38; 27:14; 18:15). 27 On September, Maccabi played against Galil Elon in the quarterfinals of the Israeli League Cup. The teams finished the first two quarters with an equal score, but then Oded Kattash's team beat their opponent and took the meeting with a score 85:75 (20:20; 19:19; 25:20; 21:16). Maccabi played its last match on September 29 in the League Cup semi-final against Hapoel Holon. In the first quarter, the players of the team from Tel Aviv confidently beat their opponent, which allowed them to create an eight-point gap. In the second quarter, Hapoel put up a more worthy resistance, and therefore Oded Kattash's team managed to add four points to their advantage. In the third quarter, Maccabi did not slow down and continued to play an active game in attack, thereby earning another six points to the gap. In the final part of the match, Maccabi played much more calmly and eventually lost a quarter with a decent score, but the team from Tel Aviv did not give up the match. The meeting ended with a score 97:91 (27:19; 25:21; 27:21; 18:30). In this match, Alex Poitress scored for Maccabi. He scored 17 points, made five rebounds and intercepted the ball once.
"Zalgiris"On September 22, Zalgiris played a friendly match against the Latvian club VEF.
In the first quarter, the Lithuanians suffered a crushing defeat, and in the second segment they were able to rehabilitate themselves and put up a decent resistance to the opponent. In the remaining two quarters, Kazis Maksvitis' team was already in full control of the meeting and eventually won the match with a score 90:77 (13:24; 22:21; 28:15; 27:17). 26 September "Zalgiris" played against "Neptunas" in the Lithuanian championship. In the first quarter, the wards of Kazis Maksvitis managed to break away by two points, and in the second they managed to add nine points to the gap in the overall score. In the further course of the meeting, "Zalgiris" managed to hold their positions and competently finish the match with the score 79:71 (20:18; 25:16; 19:19; 18:15). 29 In September, the players of "Zalgiris" in the Lithuanian championship faced the club "Prenai". In the first quarter, "Zalgiris" managed to confidently beat their opponent, and the next two quarters were held in an equal struggle of the teams. In the final, Zalgiris was again able to show a high-quality game in attack, which allowed them to defeat the opponent with a score 91:66 (24:16; 20:18; 22:22; 25:10). The club played its last match on the second of October also in the framework of the Lithuanian Championship. This time "Zalgiris" hosted "Siauliai" on its site in Kaunas. In the first quarter, Kazis Maksvitis' team dominated the court, beating their opponent by 14 points. In the second quarter, she also did not slow down, adding another 13 points to the gap. In the third quarter, the players of "Zalgiris" slowed down, but also confidently beat their opponent. As a result, they managed to add another five points to the gap. In the final part of the match, Zalgiris did not demonstrate such a bright game as at the beginning, but he still beat the opponent in this part of the match. As a result, the club managed to defeat its opponent with the score 96:60 (28:14; 27:14; 21:16; 20:16). In this match, Edgaras Ulanovas can be singled out from the players of "Zalgiris", he scored 15 points, made two rebounds and three interceptions of the ball.
Personal meetingsZalgiris and Maccabi met each other for the last time on the first of February in the 24th round of the Euroleague.
Then the victory was won by the club from Israel with the score 94:78 (21:19; 26:28; 17:13; 18:30).
ForecastUnder the leadership of Kazis Maksvitis, "Zalgiris" shows quite high-quality basketball.
It will certainly be very difficult for the Lithuanian club in Tel Aviv, but we suggest you take a chance and bet on the victory of "Zalgiris".
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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