National Women's Basketball Team defeated Israel 76-67

National Women's Basketball Team defeated Israel 76-67 in the second match of the 2027 FIBA ​​European Championship Qualifiers, 2nd round, Group I.

The Stars and Crescents started the match well, scoring 7 points in a row and leading 10-4 in the 4th minute. Using effectively behind the three-point line, Türkiye finished the first period with a 22-10 advantage.

With the 8-point streak in the second quarter, the Nationals did not give their opponent a chance to attack easily and forced Israel to take a time-out in the 13th minute. The crescent-star team, which used the basket well, increased the difference between them and their opponent to 13 points with Elif Bayram's basket in the 15th minute: 22-35. Taking good advantage of Israel's poor defensive play with Alperi Onar and Meltem Yıldızhan, the national team went to the locker room ahead 47-29.

Türkiye started the second half easily and increased the gap between Israel and Israel to 20 points in the 26th minute: 40-60. Although Israel had a 9-point streak in the last competitive episode, the third period ended with the national team leading 60-49.

In the last quarter, Israel was the side that used the painted area well and reduced the difference to a single point in the 36th minute: 55-64. The last seconds of the match witnessed great excitement. While Israel was trying to close the gap with consecutive 3-point shots, Gökşen Fitik did not let the gap disappear with his successful free throws. The Crescent-Star team won the match 76-67.

Türkiye's Latvian Ambassador Ahmet Cemil Miroğlu and Turkish Basketball Federation Board members followed the match in the hall.

The national team will host Poland in their 3rd match in the group on Tuesday, November 17 at 19.00 CET.

“There are quality players in the team with Europa League experience”

National Women's Basketball Team head coach Frederic Dusart and national basketball player Alperi Onar made statements to the AA reporter after the match played at Rimi Olympic Centre.

Noting that they played a good game in the first half, the French head coach said, "We knew that Israel was a team that did not give up and that their defense would be a problem. We did a good job in the first half. I do not know what happened in the second half. I think we relaxed a little and retreated. We started to get out of the game mentally. It is good to win, but it is not a good thing for me to win, especially with our play in the second half. It will not be enough to play like our play in the second half against Poland." he said.

Dusart stated that the Poland match they will play on Tuesday, November 17 will be difficult and said, "There are quality players with Europa League experience in the team. We need to work on how we can play in the best way before focusing on the Poland match. We played well for 35 minutes today, but this will not be enough against Poland. First, we must correct our mistakes. Then we can talk about the Poland match." he said.

"The most important thing in window matches is to win"

National player Alperi Onar emphasized that it is important to win every match in the qualifying matches.

Explaining that they are in the process of getting used to Frederic Dusart's new system, Alperi said:

"Winning was important. We are getting used to the new system of our new coach and playing back-to-back matches from the first camp. We do not have the opportunity to train much. We balanced the situation in the first half with our energy, but we had ups and downs in the second half. The most important thing in window matches is to win. I am sure we will continue to develop and grow."

Alperi stated that they need to defend harder in the Poland match and said, "We are trying to get used to our new coach offensively. But we must give our energy and be more willing in defense. Poland is a good team. We will take these two matches as a lesson, it was important to win these matches. We will try to correct our mistakes. We will go to Poland tomorrow. We have one day to prepare. That is why we will be as ready as possible and fight to win." made his assessment.