Favorite, Friborg Olympic won its 9th League Cup and kept its title in Clarens. In the final, the Friborgers dominated the Lions of Geneva 81-68.
It was a bit to whom the story was going to smile. Was Friborg Olympic, crowned four times in the years paired since 2018, would the Indian sign overcome and win in an odd year? Or did the Lions of Geneva, titled in 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 were going to assert their ‘unresolved’?
If finally fate wanted Olympic to prevail, the lions sold their skin dearly. Led 63-41 in the 27th, the Genevans could have let themselves be gently sliding while waiting for the end of the game. However, little by little, Patrick Pembele’s men glimpsed the sun to return to three lengths at the 36th (65-62) by inflicting a 21-2 on the Swiss champions. The size of the five players on the field, beyond the 2 m, bored Friborg, as Natan Jurkovitz recognized after the match.
Notation has turned off the light
The voice of French journalist Patrick Montel and his famous ‘then perhaps …’ During the French victory on the 4×400 m of Zurich Europeans in 2014 may then have resonated in the heads of certain lions fans. But the MVP of the Eric Notage meeting released two 3 pts baskets to turn off the light and the Geneva hopes.
-Eric Notage also delivered a fairly impressive performance, especially in the first half. The American leader was perfect for shooting with a 6/6 and a 2/2 French throws for a total of 17 points after twenty minutes. He ended his working day with 28 points (including one 5/8 from a distance) and 12 rebounds. Captain Natan Jurkovitz also pointed out by compiling 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Opposite, Jaqualyn Gilbreath superbly with 21 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 interceptions without leaving the prosecution. It is also one of the explanations of the penalty of the Genevans to make the Friborgish foil. They were surely a little less effective in the Money Time due to the debauchery of energy to return to the meeting.
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