Turkish final in Euroleague Women! Fenerbahce's rival is Cukurova:

Turkish final in Euroleague Women! Fenerbahce's rival is Cukurova :

Cukurova Basketball Club Mersin Yenisehir Municipality faced USK Praha in Euroleague Women's Semi-Final. Cukurova Basketball won the exciting match with a score of 78-58 and reached the finals to be matched with Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding.

CBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality defeated the host ZVVZ USK Praha 78-58 in the second semi-final match of EuroLeague Women's Final Four and became the rival of Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding in the final. The EuroLeague Women's Final, which will be played between Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding and CBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality, will start on Sunday, April 16 at 21.00 CET. 

The match was played at Kralovka Arena in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, with USK Praha; Teja Oblak, Maria Conde, Alyssa Thomas, Valeriane Vukosavljevic and Brionna Jones started with the starting five. The top 5 of CBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality consisted of Laura Cornelius, Chelsea Gray, Tiffany Hayes, Aleksandra Crvedakic, and Elizabeth Williams.

In the first 4 minutes of head-to-head, both teams scored with the points they found under the basket. The home team was effective with Jones and Mersin Yenisehir Municipality was effective with Williams, and the away team had an 8-7 advantage in the first 4 minutes. After this minute, the Mersin team put their weight into the game, and with the effective play of Crvedakic, they entered the last 3 minutes by 7 points: 11-18. Maintaining the difference in the remaining section, Mersin Yenisehir Municipality closed the first period ahead of 24-18. 

The Mersin team started well in the second period. Opening the gap with Hayes's points, Yenisehir Municipality increased the gap to 11 with 7.46 left of the period: 22-33. Taking control of the game again in the following minutes, the home team narrowed the lead to 4 with a 10-3 series in less than 2 minutes: 32-36. 

Maintaining its superiority in the remaining division, the Mersin team finished the first half ahead 44-40.

While both teams started the second half sluggish, Mersin Yenisehir Municipality, which was effective in the next section with Hayes, increased the lead to 12 with 1.58 left of the period: 47-59. Mersin representative, who did not bring his opponent closer to him in the remaining part of the period, entered the last period ahead 49-62.

Mersin Yenisehir Municipality, which allowed its opponent to score only 4 points in the first 5 minutes of the last quarter, increased the lead to 16: 53-69. CBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality, which managed to maintain its superiority in the remaining section, defeated its opponent 78-58 and advanced to the final. 

CBK MERSİN YENİSEHİR MUNICIPALITY IS IN THE FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY :

The Mersin team, which made its mark in the final by defeating the host ZVVZ USK Praha in the second semi-final match of the Euro League Women's Final Four, has accomplished another first in its history. Having experienced the Final Four for the first time, XBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality reached the finals and became the 3rd Turkish team to achieve this after Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.

USK Praha - CBK Mersin Yenisehir Municipality: 58-78 (MATCH RESULT) :

1st Period Result: 18-24

2nd Period Result: 40-44

3rd Period Result. 49-62.

Scorecard of the MATCH :

HALL : Kralovka Arena :

REFEREES : Andris Aunkrogers, Michal Proc, Carsten Straube.

ZVVZ USK PRAHA : Oblak 9, Conde 6, Thomas 11, Vukosavljevic 15, Vorackova 3, Vyoralova, Wrzesinki, Jones 14 CBK MERSIN YENISEH , 10.

Cornelius Hayes 19, Crvedakic 16, Williams 16, Dubljevic 4, Hollingsvorth, SnemAtas 6, Asena Yalcin.

1st PERIOD : 18-24

FIRST HALF : 40-44

3rd PERIOD : 49-62.

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