The Basketball Federation will wait for Fenerbahçe Beko’s Final Four matches in the Euroleague between 24-26 May to be completed this week to start the semi-final stage of the Play-Off.
The side that achieved 3 wins in the series will face the winner of the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş match in the final. The first two matches will be played in Istanbul, the third and fourth matches will be played in Izmir, and if necessary, the fifth match will be played in Istanbul. The green-red team will try to get a rematch of last season’s final from their opponent in the semi-final.
SARICA IS PROUD
Pınar Karşıyaka, who started the season with 6 foreigners and remained with 4 foreigners in her squad, played with 3 foreigners on the field due to injuries in all 3 matches of the difficult Galatasaray series. Coach Ufuk Sarıca, who was criticized for the team’s early elimination from Europe in the last 3 years, managed to take the green-reds to the semi-finals of the league again with a narrow rotation under the leadership of McCollum on the field. “I feel very proud because we are fighting with a very lacking team,” said Ufuk Sarıca, adding: “We have remained much more alive. If we look at the overtime in the first match we lost, we could have finished there if we had not made simple mistakes. As I said throughout the series, we played very big. We made the whole series amazing. We made it to the semi-finals again. We played this series with 2.5 foreigners, Vitto Brown played with pain. “I am very proud, I am very happy,” he said.
Sarıca said, “Thomas Akyazılı was the Right now, I am not thinking about the semi-final match against Anadolu Efes, we should enjoy it first. We have been preparing for this game for a week, we are very tired. We may have little chance in the semi-finals, but it does not matter. The important thing is to be able to play there every year, after the Euroleague teams. “First we will enjoy it, then I will think about the Efes match,” he said.
STOPPED FOR 40 MINUTES
While all 3 matches of the Pınar Karşıyaka-Galatasaray series were very competitive and tense, the last match at Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sports Hall was stopped for 40 minutes due to the events that took place in the last period. While Galatasaray’s Buğrahan Tuncer was out of the game with 5 fouls with 4 minutes and 33 seconds left, he first showed his middle finger to the home fans who reacted to him, and then held his genitals while sitting down. Thereupon, the stands threw foreign objects at Galatasaray fans. Galatasaray’s Sadık Emir Kabaca also threw foreign objects thrown from the stands back at the fans. Meanwhile, the referees made an announcement in the hall for the third time and went to the locker room. The tension continued as Galatasaray players went to their dressing rooms. The match continued with the fans sitting behind the Galatasaray bench and in the stands next to it being evacuated from that area by the security forces. Karşıyaka President İlker Ergüllü also watched the last episode from the opponent’s bench to prevent foreign objects from being thrown onto the field.
SENDING TO GALATASARAY
Karşıyaka celebrated Galatasaray’s victory with references to the opponent. Galatasaray players, who won the first match of the series played in Izmir on May 15 by 1 point in overtime, posed for victory on the court at Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sports Hall, while Pınar Karşıyaka also celebrated the quarter-finals on May 19, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. After winning the last match and eliminating its opponent, the team’s victory pose was said, “The victory pose here is taken not on the eve, but on the holiday. Happy holidays, great Karşıyaka fans!” shared his message. Karşıyaka players also repeated the move made by McCormack from the opposing team while posing for the victory after the first match. The green-reds also published the visuals of 5 wins in 6 matches played against Galatasaray in the league, Turkish Cup and Play-Off this season on social media.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FROM MAYOR ERGÜLLÜ
Karşıyaka President İlker Ergüllü congratulated his teams and technical staff who made it to the semi-finals despite all the negativities and injuries experienced during the season and the Play-Offs. Stating that the team showed a great example of struggle in the Galatasaray series, İlker Ergüllü said, “The rival players did their best to provoke our fans. Our fans did not get angry despite the rudeness of the rival players. They were a great driving force for their team. I would like to thank all our fans who showed common sense and stood by their team. We are now in the spotlight.” “In the Anadolu Efes series,” he said. The management, which will pay salaries to the basketball players and technical staff of the green-reds this week, also announced a special bonus for the Galatasaray series.
2024-05-21 03:05:24
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