Rostock (dpa / mv) - A strong last quarter was not enough for the Bundesliga basketball team of the Rostock Seawolves for the coup they had hoped for against FC Bayern Munich. Although the newly promoted team won the final section 20:7 and ended the game with a 10:0 run, the 4,688 spectators in the town hall on Tuesday evening suffered a 65:78 (30:53) defeat.
Nevertheless, there was praise for the host - from Munich's head coach Andrea Trinchieri. He congratulated his colleague Christian Held for an excellent job. "His team played with ideas and they played differently - that deserves my respect." But Trinchieri also stated: "We played outstandingly for 30 minutes." His team wasn't there until the last quarter.
Held's analysis of the duel, which was decided in the third quarter by 29 points, was similar. "I think it was a well-deserved victory for Bayern. They completely dominated the game, especially in the first half." The 34-year-old also referred to the development of his players. "Bayern scored over 50 points in the first half and showed their full potential. In the second half we kept them at 25 points, which I think was excellent." The coach used the game against Alba as a comparison. "We fell apart a bit at the end."
Before the game, there was a minute's silence in the town hall for board member Jörg Hildebrandt. The Seawolves founding member died unexpectedly on December 30 at the age of 59.
