EuroBasket Women 2011 final
The . Russia won the match 59−42 and became European champions. This match was Turkey's first final.
Road to the final
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Latvia | 83-72 | Quarterfinals | Montenegro | 56-44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 86-53 | Semifinals | France | 68-62 |
The match
Summary
The final was played between
Early in the game the Russians made a decent advantage of 10 points preventing the Turkish players of scoring from outside. The only highlight in the Turkish team was
The second half started with an equal play and Russia firmly maintained and even raised their advantage after the third quarter when the result was 46–34 that seemed to be a key for the outcome in the final. The Turkish team couldn't find their play in the whole second half making no impression at all, while the Russians finished the final with another period won. The final result was 59–42 in favor of Russia,[1][2] and it was Russia's third title in the competition and first since 2007.
Details
3 July 2011
20:30 |
Russia | 59–42 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 14–15, 13–11, 13–8 | ||
4 | Pts: Vardarlı 10 Rebs: Yılmaz 5 Asts: Vardarlı 4 |
Arena Łódź, Łódź Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Miguel Anguel Perez Niz (ESP), Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Aleksandar Glisic (SRB) |
References
- ^ a b Russia wins the Gold in EuroBasket 2011, eurobasket.com, 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Golden Russia down Turkey in style". eurobasketwomen2011.com. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.