Starting the game well, Sopron Basket was ahead 13-5 in the first 5 minutes with the points scored by Hatar’s effective play from under the basket. With the intervention of Brooks in the remaining minutes, Sopron Basket managed to protect the difference he caught and closed the first period 22-13 ahead.
Starting the second quarter with Copper’s effective play, Avenida narrowed the gap to 4 and let his opponent take the time-out: 20-24. Drawing a much better image after the timeout, Sopron managed to open the gap again with the baskets of Fegyverneky and Brooks and increased the lead to 16: 20-36. The Hungarian team, which managed to maintain the difference in the remaining minutes, finished the first half ahead 47-31.
Both teams started the third period with mutual points. While Avenida was effective with Dominguez, Sopron Basket managed to maintain the difference by scoring points with Hatar. Avenida reduced the lead to 12 with a basket foul from Katie Lou Samuelson with 12 seconds left in the period, and Sopron Basket had a 64-52 lead in the decision period.
Effectively entering the last quarter, Avenida managed to close the gap with Copper’s points and with 6:09 left of the match, they narrowed the lead to 7 and let the opponent take the time-out: 59-66. While the last parts of the period were the scene of great excitement, Sopron Basket was leading 70-66 in the last 2 minutes. Sopron Basket, who managed to maintain the difference in the remaining minutes, won the park 74-69 and made its name to the finals.
2nd FINAL OF SOPRON BASKET
Hungarian team Sopron Basket, which managed to participate in the Final Four organization for the 5th time in the club’s history, defeated Perfumerias Avenida and reached the finals of the Women’s EuroLeague for the 2nd time. The Hungarian team had previously reached the final in the 2017/2018 season, but lost to UMMC Ekaterinburg in the final and could not win the cup.
COPPER AND INIGUEZ WIN AWARDS
Before the semi-final match between Perfumerias Avenida and Sopron Basket, the coach of the season and the best player of the season awards were presented to their owners in the EuroLeague. Perfumerias Avenida’s head coach Ruberto Inıguez, who was awarded the coach of the season in Euroleague; The best player of the season (MVP) award went to Kahleah Copper from the same team.