Basketball final tournament: Skyliners hope to return to the quarter-finals

The Fraport Skyliners have made at the final tournament-the German Basketball championship is an important step in the direction of the quarter-finals. On Thursday, the Frankfurter defeated in a game with a lot of fighting and spasm Rasta Vechta 63:59. It was the first success of the Hessen in the third game of the group B. In the least exciting outcome of the final quarter, the Skyliners came only after four and a half minutes through Marco Völler to their first points (47:51). The revealed the major problems of the Frankfurter in the Offensive. But five points of the Litauers Gytis Masiulis, one after the other in the last two minutes gave the hessians in this season, the unusual feeling of happiness, to be able to a tight game for decide. Great support came from the enemy, made use of at the critical Moment, three offensive fouls.

"it was a really tough game," said Frankfurt's Topscorer Yorman Polas Bartolo (16 points, 9 Rebounds). In the case of a success this Saturday (16.30) against the higher-assessed Bamberger, the Skyliners were safe in the round of the best eight Teams. The last round in group B will take place on Monday, Vechta must then compete against Bamberg. The Frankfurt, which was, it should be noted that the forces wear against Vechta, are game free.

A short day of work, head coach Sebastian Gleim defendant. Almost one and a half minutes before the half-time break, he got two technical Fouls in succession. The 35-Year-old had vehemently protesting against a referee's decision. Gleim had to leave the interior, on the way, he gesticulated wildly and was visibly upset. Gleim reported afterwards that he then during the game with national coach Henrik Rödl messages ("How is it? What just happened?“) about have the phone replaced. "He has kept me in the loop."

Without two Starting Fives

The behavior of Gleim managing Director Gunnar Wöbke was able to comprehend in the mid-term break "a bit. Young players like Len Schoor man get no whistle, no matter how you are fouled,“ he said in regard to the contentious Situation. For Gleim, who had to adjust in his career for the first Time the Coach took over the role of assistant coach Klaus Perwas the Boss. The first technical Foul was "said to have been rather against the Frankfurt Bank," afterwards said Perwas. As it is of its kind, came after the 49-Year-old calmly to his task, which was demanding.

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the Skyliners were severely weakened, a replacement in the duel with Vechta – it was their third game in five days. Gleim had to refrain from due to Injury to both of his Starting Five players, Lamont Jones and Leon Kratzer. With 17.4 points, Jones had been the Frankfurt's top scorer in the main round. And the Hessen reliable points collector were missing in a match that had in the attack on both sides of the critical level. The third quarter was 14:10 – after a in points lean half-time of 31:34. The Skyliners sentences of 28 three-points throws, only seven. Quantez Robertson (12 points) took me nine Attempts to hit three times from a distance. A hit in this discipline, the defensive specialist Yorman Polas Bartolo landed, however, he was at the top at the points of yield. "Yorman is incredible. He gives us more in attack than we expected,“ said Gleim, whose Team was in the Assists (21:11) is clearly superior.