EHe inherits Intercontinental Cup draw in front of the Giza pyramids”>San Pablo Burgos next Sunday to play his second Intercontinental Cup final against the Brazilian Flamengo after beating the host, Zamalek SC, by 61-78 in the second semifinal of the tournament played in Cairo, in a match always dominated by the reigning champion
The win against the African Cup champion, who is playing this competition for the first time on this continent, represents the first victory on the bench for coach Paco Olmos and measures two teams that already have a title in their showcases, since the Flamengo, who beat the Lakeland Magic of the United States (94-71), did so in 2014.
The Burgos victory was forged in a higher quality of their squad against a rival, reinforced at the last minute for this tournament with individuals, some of whom were the most outstanding in their team.
Except for a small local advantage in the first few minutes (10-9), the rest of the game was always controlled by the Olmos team, who took advantage of Jarrel Eddie’s outside success in the second quarter with five three-pointers, to begin to open a gap on the scoreboard. already at the break (34-44) against a willing rival.
After the break, the Egyptians were only five points away (45-50) but their scoring drought during the rest of the third quarter, conceding a 2-13 run with a team from Burgos, allowed them to stretch their lead, which would even touch twenty (53-71) with everything already decided before facing the last five minutes.
Technical sheet:
61 Zamalek SC (16+18+10+14): McKinney (17), Sosa (12), Stawberry (5), Diogu (8), Mahmoud (7), -cinco inicial-, Mohamed (3), Abdelwahab (-), Hussein (-), Elmekawi (8), Farag (-), Elmasad (1), Elsayed (-).
78 Inherits San Pablo Burgos (23+21+19+15): Renfroe (5), Phillip (13), Rabaseda (7), Eddie (17), Nnnoko (13), -starting five- Benite (4), Ten (6), Gamble (10), Nikolic (3), Salash (-).
rbitros: Roberto Vzquez (Puerto Rico), Rabah Moujaim (Lebanon) and Wojciech Lisza (Poland). Without eliminated.
Incidents: Second semifinal of the Intercontinental Cup played at the Hassan Moustapha Sport Hall in Cairo (Egypt) before some 2,000 spectators with a small group of Burgos fans
