Was that the preliminary decision? Basketball Superliga top favorite BC Vienna also won the second final, leads 2-0 in the best-of-5 series after an 87:72 (45:34) success in Gmunden and can tomorrow (7 p.m., Sky ) fix the second championship title at home after 2013.
Regardless of the outcome, Daniel Friedrich takes a trophy with him. The 30-year-old Swans captain was named MVP of the Season, following Enis Murati, who won the ‘Silver Ball’ the previous year.
Murati, who had worn the Gmundner jersey since his youth, came for the third time as an opponent in the Volksbank Arena, which was crowded with more than 1,000 fans, and congratulated his friend sincerely. “I am extremely happy for Daniel that he has taken such a step. It’s unbelievable how he carried the team. I can only be proud of him,” said Murati. That was before the match though.
“;Take more responsibility”
As in the 63:83 defeat on Sunday, Friedrich didn’t get going at all and only had two points. He had previously accepted the congratulations with thanks. “The MVP means a lot to me. With the departure of Enis, we lost qualities, so I had to take on more responsibility,” explained national player Friedrich, before throwing himself completely unhappily into what was ultimately one-sided events.
“We have the best audience in Austria. I hope it will give us strength,” said Swans coach Anton Mirolybov, who had given youngster Daniel Köppel the preference over Branden Aughburns in the starting lineup. Gmunden really wanted to hit back and take their eighth home win en suite, but the star ensemble of BC Vienna didn’t think of giving anything away. Not even Murati, who had 18 points.
The decision came in the third quarter
“It’s always special in Gmunden. I try to convert these emotions into positive energy,” explained the veteran. The Swans fought selflessly, but the Viennese, who lost Andre Jones early on with a thigh injury (8th), were a class better and very accurate from a distance.
After the first quarter it was 19:25, after 28 minutes it was 40:62. At that point, at the latest, it was clear that the dream of creating a sensation would not be able to be turned into reality.
Source: Nachrichten
