Three Cypriot teams will compete in Europe on Wednesday, October 14, with defending champion Petrolina AEK and Keravnos Strovolos playing their second FIBA Europe Cup match, while the AEL women’s team makes its EuroCup Women debut.
The action kicks off at 7:00 p.m., with two Cypriot teams playing simultaneously in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, while at 8:00 p.m., Petrolina AEK will face Dziki Warszawa in Poland.
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Petrolina AEK in Warsaw
Cyprus champion Petrolina AEK faces Dziki Warszawa at 8:00 p.m. at the Kola Arena in Warsaw for the second matchday of Group E of the FIBA Europe Cup.
The Larnaca-based team travels to Poland having gotten off to the best possible start in the competition. In their opener at “Kition,” they defeated Fitness First Würzburg Baskets 73-65 in a game where they turned the tide in the final quarter and secured their first win in the group.
Dziki Warszawa also got off to a winning start, putting on an impressive performance in Estonia against Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits, winning 103-76. The Polish team took control of the game early on, scoring 36 points in the first quarter. As a result, Petrolina AEK and Dziki Warszawa head into their matchup with one win each in as many games.
Group E also includes Fitness First Würzburg Baskets, Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits, Heraklis, and MZT Skopje Aerodrom.
For the second win, Keravnos
At 7:00 p.m., Keravnos Strovolos will face Nitra Blue Wings in Nitra, Slovakia, for the second matchday of Group D. The game will take place at the Nitra City Sports Hall.
Vasilis Kounas’s team is coming off a winning debut in the tournament, having defeated BC Pärnu 88-70 in Strovolos. They will face a team that began its campaign with an 88-81 road loss to King Szczecin.
Keravnos is thus looking to double its wins and remain among the top teams in Group D, which also includes BC Pärnu, King Szczecin, SLUC Nancy Basket, and BC Vienna.
AEL’s EuroCup Women Debut
The AEL women’s team also makes its European debut on Wednesday, facing Zabiny Brno in the Czech Republic at 7:00 p.m. Cyprus time, as part of the first round of Group A in the EuroCup Women. The game will take place at Gym Rosnicka in Brno.
Zabiny Brno initially competed in the EuroLeague Women qualifiers, where they were eliminated by Red Star after a 75-69 loss and continued on to the EuroCup Women. In that game, Natalie Stoupalova led the Czech team in scoring with 15 points, while Robbi Ryan and Eliska Joklova each scored 12.
For AEL, this match marks the start of its European campaign this season in a four-team group. In addition to Zabiny Brno, Group A includes Charnay Basket from France and HBA Helsinki from Finland. The top two teams from each group advance to the next round, along with the four best third-place finishers from the twelve groups.
The schedule for Wednesday, October 14:
- 7:00 p.m. Nitra Blue Wings – Keravnos Strovolos, FIBA Europe Cup, Group D
- 7:00 p.m. Zabiny Brno – AEL, EuroCup Women, Group A
- 8:00 p.m. Dziki Warszawa – Petrolina AEK, FIBA Europe Cup, Group E
The games will be broadcast live on FIBA’s YouTube channel
