Turkish derby excitement was experienced in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Our representatives Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe Beko, who continue their play-off goals at full speed, shared their trump card in the 28th week match. Anadolu Efes won the match, played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall and followed with great interest by basketball fans, with a score of 84-79. Anadolu Efes, which took an important step for the Play-Off with this result, increased its number of wins to 14. The Yellow-Navy Blue team, which lost their third consecutive defeat, took its 13th defeat this season.
The 28th week of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague witnessed the Turkish derby. Anadolu Efes hosted Fenerbahce Beko in the match where there was a great struggle. Anadolu Efes, one of our representatives who continued their efforts to be in the top eight, won the match with a score of 84-79. Even though Fenerbahçe managed to reduce the difference to 1 in the last quarter in the fight, where the difference was up to 22, they left the field in a defeat.
With this result, Anadolu Efes, which took an important step for the Play-Offs and had 2 missing matches, increased the number of victories to 14. The Yellow-Navy Blue team, which lost its 3rd consecutive defeat and 3 games missing, received its 13th defeat this season.
Vasilije Micic, who scored 24 points for Anadolu Efes, was the top scorer of the game, while Dyshawn Pierre scored 17 points for Fenerbahçe Beko.
Anadolu Efes; Larkin, Micic, Bryant, Moerman, Pleiss started with the top 5. Fenerbahçe Beko started the match with İsmet Akpınar, Guduric, Pierre, Polonara and Floyd.
Starting the game effectively as a team in offense and defense, Anadolu Efes closed the first quarter with 23-14, in which Micic led the score with 8 points.
With Fenerbahçe Beko’s failure to take advantage of empty three-pointers and Anadolu Efes’ good play from behind the half and three-pointer line, the home team led the way in the locker room by 16 points: 41-25.
With Fenerbahce Beko’s recovery in the third quarter and Anadolu Efes not finding the points they wanted in attack, the away team narrowed the gap. The final period of the game was reached with an 11-point lead by Anadolu Efes: 59-48.
Making an effective start in the last quarter, Fenerbahçe Beko reduced the lead to 5 with a series of 13-7, and Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman applied for the timeout with 6.30 left in the game: 66-61. The rest of the period was the scene of great excitement. Guduric and Şehmus Hazer led the teams in Fenerbahçe Beko and Beaubois in Anadolu Efes in the last section, which was played with mutual baskets. Anadolu Efes, who did not allow their opponent to take the lead with the extra baskets they found with Beaubois and Larkin in the last 2 minutes of the period, left the park with a 84-79 victory.
Played at the box office
Anadolu Efes fans did not leave their teams alone in the fight played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. All tickets for the pre-match challenge have been sold out. Fans filled the hall.
Anadolu Efes managed to win the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall in the first half of the league with a score of 89-84.
Support to Ukraine before the match
Before the match between Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe, the basketball players of the two teams and the referees of the match opened papers with the inscription ‘Stop the war’. Before the match he played at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, the ceremony said ‘No to war’. In order to react to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the basketball players of the two teams and the referees of the fight, Juan Carlos Garcia, Fernando Rocha and Saulius Racys, came together and demanded the end of the war by showing the papers that read ‘Stop The War’.
LIVING ROOM: Sinan Erdem
REFEREES: Juan Carlos Garia, Fernando Rocha, Saulius Racys
ANATOLIAN EPHESUS: Larkin 10, Micic 24, Bryant 8, Moerman 6, Pleiss 6, Beaubois 20, Dunston 8, Singleton, Anderson 2
FENERBAHCE BACKHOE: İsmet Akpınar, Guduric 11, Pierre 19, Polonara 15, Floyd 2, Booker 6, Barthel, De Colo 13, Starks, Metecan Birsen, Şehmus Hazer 13, Melih Mahmutoğlu
1st PERIOD: 23-14
FIRST HALF: 41-25
3rd PERIOD: 59-48
