Eurobasket 2025, Germany – Finland 98-86: Comfortable and imposing in the final!
OR Germany had 14/35 three -pointers continuing its offensive production at high levels while managing to limit the action of Lauri Marcann who had 16 points with 6/17 in children, with the Olivier Nkamua to take the title of her first scorer Finland with 21 points.
Germany – Finland: The match
Finland tried to surprise Germany shortly after the first jumper of the match and found it to lead with +7 points (4-11) after four minutes in the semifinals. As it turned out afterwards, it was the last time he managed to control the game because Germany began to take over and stepping on the throttle. With a score of 18-8, he turned the -7 to +7 (26-19) and actually started checking the game. The quarter ended at +4 for “Basketball-Nationalmannschaft” (30-26) with 8/15 two-pointers and 3/6 three-pointers, with Srunder distributing seven assists.
Even greater was the counterattack of the Germans who ran 19-4 and launched the score to +19 (49-30), having dominated the four lines of the parquet. Franz Wagner made … orgies (20p, 3/7 p. Especially since Marcanen had stayed at 8 points with 0/4 three -pointers, with Nkamua (13p) being the one who was trying more than the Finnish side.
At the beginning of the 3rd period, Finland initially reduced nine points (61-52) but there was no continuation in its original counterattack. Germany's “answer” was immediate and reinstated his score on the outskirts of 20 points (70-52) running 9-0! And yet. Although everything seemed that Lassi Tuovi's team would deliver soul and spirit, this never happened! With Marcanen, Yadounen and Matsouni taking action, Finland “rocking” the difference and managed to reduce the two possessions (77-71) giving new interest to the Eurobasket semifinal.
The third quarter ended at +8 for Germany (81-73), which kept the lead in the scoring and remained calm by the Finnish enthusiasm. However, there was no continuation as Germany continued to control the game at +16 (96-80), fully simplifying the situation until the victory and qualification in Sunday's big final (14/9, 21:00).
WIN WHY … Aggressively there was no way to get a “brake” from the Finns, having 40% on three -pointers with 14/35! The terrible proportion between assists (23) and errors (just 7) also played an important role.
Denis Srunder made the difference … he did everything in the match with 26 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds.
WITH COOPERATIVE … Franz Wagner made a terrible first half with 20 of his 22 points (3/11, 3/8m, 7/9b, 5bp.). Very good match by Tristan da Silva (13p, 3rd)
Lauri Marcann could better. Yes he scored 16 points but his appearance (6/17 shots) was far from his standards.
BUT BUT … Olivier Matsouni tried for the Finns with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
We liked … Finland's effort, despite the fact that Marcanen was not found on his best day. Yes he lost by difference but there were points in the match that were trying to get back to the score.
We didn't like it … Lauri Marcanen's -24 at +/- while on the parquet. And that says it all about the Finnish defeat.
The quarters: 30-26, 61-47, 81-73, 98-86.
Source: gazzetta.gr
