“Chelbasket” will compete for the gold of the “Final Four”

The rival of the Chelyabinsk athletes will be determined in the next few hours

Today, April 29, in the semi-final match South Ural basketball players defeated Tobolsk “Neftekhimik”. The tough game ended with the score 80:70.

Before the start of the match, the opening of the “Final Four” took place. The audience saw a colorful laser show. The symphony of light created pictures of basketballs, symbols of the South Urals club and other thematic pictures.

“Greetings to all fans of the team. People who like basketball, who play basketball. I wish good luck to all the participants of the Final Four, and victory to Chelbasket,” Nikolay Sandakov, president of Chelbasket, delivered a welcoming speech.

Immediately after the start of the match, the guests took the initiative into their own hands. They opened the scoring and scored a gap with the owners of the site. Sergey Zhulkov scored the first ball into Neftekhimik’s ring, converting a free throw. By the middle of the first quarter, Chelbasket outscored the guests by two points, but according to the results of the playing segment, the athlete from Tobolsk was ahead – 19:17.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chelyabinsk players equalized the score, but the guests again seized the initiative from the opponent. Nikita Pertsev managed to equalize the score by scoring a three-pointer. After that, “Chelbasket” went forward, but by the middle of the second game segment, “Neftekhimik” again took the initiative on the floor – 28:27. Nikita Pertsev managed to level the score again. The sportsman of the South Urals team converted a free throw – 30:30. After that, the Chelyabinsk stubbornly went forward. The first half of the match ended with the score 41:34 in favor of Chelbasket.

After the break, “Neftikhimik” became more active. Already by the middle of the third quarter, they equalized the score, but the victorious flock managed to regain control of the site in their hands. Balancing on the edge, “Chelbasket” was able not to yield to the opponent and snatch the victory. The match ended with the score 80:70.

“We won, so we fulfilled the coach’s instructions for the match. Of course, at some points the Tobolsk team put pressure on us, we lost control over the game, but then we managed to regain control,” Chelbasket player Pavel Koltsov comments on the match.

The winning pack will fight for the Final Four gold. The game will take place tomorrow at the Yunost Sports Palace. The rival of “Chelbasket” will be determined in the next few hours.