The Ukraine Match
Today, at 'The Church of Schnubu' with a big croud (20.074) we played Ukraine. Ukraine has won 4 of the 6 games this season. In the Consolation Tournament the are ranked 14, Austria 54th. Ukraine played different tactics in these 6 games (1x LP; 1x Ins. Iso; 2x LI; 1x Mot; 1x PtB). No preferred tactic, so we played MtM.
Our line-up was the strongest possible:
- PG >>Rümmele (Sariyar)
- SG >> Dimovic (Dober)
- SF >> Zuziak (Rosenstatter)
- PF >> Dizdarevic (Rosenstatter)
- C >> Kara (Zangerle)
We played a motion tactic, trying to get Zuziak and Dimovic in position for the best shot.
Playing with the same effort as the opponent it was a hard game to win. Looking at the match ratings, we had (as i expected) a slight advantage at SF, but all other positions we were way weaker. With a furious start Ukraine let 11-0 after 4 minutes, after that we were trailing all match. Dimovic (22-pts) and Kara (17 reb) played well, but Zuziak was a bit dissapointing this match.
With two games to play (Macau and Russia), it's impossible to reach the next round. On the bright side, most players are 20 and will be there next season.