"Sabah" and "Absheron Lions" one step closer to the final
On April 22 and 23, the first semi-final games of the play-off stage were held in the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). In the first game of the first semi-final series, "Sabah" and "Ganja" basketball players met. In the game held at the Baku Sports Palace, "Sabah" won with a score of 95:67 and took a 1:0 lead in the series. In the first game of the second semi-final series, "Absheron Lions" defeated "Neftchi" club with a score of 95:89, making the total score in the series 1:0.
It should be noted that the return games in the semi-final play-off series will be held on April 25 and 26. According to the regulations, the clubs that have won two victories in the series the fastest will qualify for the final.
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On July 25, our U-18 national team, consisting of boys, played the second group game of the European Championship Division B held in the cities of Rijeka and Opatija, Croatia, against the Ukrainian team. Although our national team lost to the opponent in the first half of the game, they came back in the second half and won 77:68. The most valuable basketball player (MVP) of the game was our national team member Emmanuel Agbason with 20 points and 17 rebounds. This victory also went down in history as the first group victory of our U-18 national team in the European Championship Division B.
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