The basketball players of FC Bayern Munich have lost their first game of the season in the Euroleague.
On Thursday (October 6th, 2022) the German runners-up lost 62:74 (34:40) against the top Turkish club Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Not once was the Bundesliga basketball team in the lead.
problems on the offensive
The hosts struggled offensively: Four of the first five attacks ended in a ball loss, after six minutes the Munich team had only scored six points. But the bench players brought Bayern back. The guests from Istanbul had advantages near the basket, gained up to 13 points in the second quarter and were 40:34 ahead at the break.
Othello Hunter (18 points) and Nick Weiler-Babb (12) brought Bayern closer to 44:48 in the third quarter, but Fenerbahçe then pulled away again. Munich remained without points for more than four minutes.
The guests continued to control the game in the final section, three minutes before the end of the game they were 20 points ahead.