The chance of the Upper Austria derby in the basketball semi-finale lives

When captain Daniel Friedrich, who extended his contract until 2027, sank two free throws to 75:71 seven seconds before the final siren, trembling in the Raiffeisen sports park in Gmunden had come to an end. The SWANS ran down the UBSC Graz with 76:71 (41:31) and won the basketball quarter-final series 3-0.

“We have reached our season goal. We wanted to do better than in the previous year (K.O. against Oberwart, note),” said CFO Harald Stelzer, whose team will now enjoy a longer break. The round of the last 4 only begins on May 1st, the opponent of the Gmundner has not yet been determined.

Because title co-favorite Raiffeisen Flyers Wels has been in the game since Sunday. Despite a blatant relapse in the third quarter (14:28), the team of Sebastian Waser kept the upper hand against the Nord Dragonz from Eisenstadt with 78:67 (49:31) and shortened to 1: 2. Game 4 will take place on Thursday (7 p.m.) in Burgenland.

“Now let’s take a look at who will bloom us. We would certainly like a long series. Against Eisenstadt we would have home advantage, against Wels we are rather outsiders on paper, but still have an open bill,” said Stelzer. It goes without saying that play-off derbies attract the masses.

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