Sunday. South. FSK “Olimp”. “Chemist” – “Kiev-Basket” – 72:79. In attack Paul KRATOS. Photo: fbu.ua

Last weekend the sole leader of the national championship had to endure a difficult strength test against the defending champion and one of the contenders for the title this season.

Khimik managed exactly half, but on the top of the table still held…

KHIMIK – MAVPY CHERKASKY – 92:89 (26:24, 20:29, 23:19, 23:17)

“Chemist” (South): Edwin (23 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists + 6 steals), Ryabchuk (14), voynalovich, Jones (11), Pavlov (19 + 12 rebounds) – start; Sidorov (12), Antipov (12 + 8 rebounds), Kovalev (1), Marchenko.

“Cherkaski mavpy”: Boyarkin (8 + 6 assists), Kol (28), Arnett (6), Tkachenko, Chumakov (9 + 7 rebounds) – start; young (18 + 9 assists), Coakley (2), nix (13), Otverchenko (5), the Governor, Sergeev.

18 Jan. South. FSK “Olimp”. 830 spectators.

Until the break both teams didn’t care too much reliability defense and frankly is mired in a frequent exchange of long-range shots, the goals of which are up not everyone. However, it was after three in the performance of Igor Chumakov “mavpy” went to the locker room, with “+7”.

However, in the third quarter “Chemist” managed to add quality in defence and in the final it’s great to use under someone else’s ring by Sergei Pavlov. Accordingly, the hosts took the lead.

But the guests did not flinch, and Alexander Kolchenko personal example loaded partners to fight for a comeback. Yeah that’s just turned out too late. 25 seconds before the siren Ilya Sidorov sent to the trash Cherkasy citizens iconic three-pointer, “Hello”, and in the remaining time in the company of Pavlov, perfectly worked on the line. To escape the ward Maxim Michelson failed.

 

KHIMIK – KIEV-BASKETBALL – 72:79 (22:21, 19:20, 13:13, 18:25)

“Chemist” (South): Ryabchuk (14 + 5 rebounds), Edwin (14 + 10 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 blocked shots), voynalovich, Jones (14 + 11 rebounds), Pavlov (12) – start; Sidorov (4 + 4 assists), Antipov (6), Marchenko (8).

“Kiev-basket”: Latkovic (11 + 6 rebounds + 6 assists), Lutsenko (5), Kratos (17 + 5 rebounds), sandul (13), Nwankwo (10 + 9 rebounds) – start; Creek (14), Petrov (5 + 10 rebounds), Socks (4), Gorobchenko.

20 Jan. South. FSK “Olimp”. 935 viewers.

In their scenario, this fight is much like the above, and it also became the decisive final quarter. After accurate free throws by Alexander Antipov Khimik took the lead on 6 points, but in the next four minutes the wards Vitaly Stepanovski managed not to bring to a successful conclusion any attack. This well-have used agile Maurice Creek, whose efforts netted “Kiev Ball” a powerful counter-attack – 14:0.

By the way, the coach of yuzhnenets then too emotionally reacted to any decision of the arbitrators is to be expected and soon lost the ability to stay in his work area. However, the owners of the site and without him fought to the last, but in the climactic moments of the Kiev productively “shot” from the penalty line and your chance is missed.

Thus, “Kiev-basket” interrupted a run of five successive winning streak “Chemist” and lost points on par with the “Kiev” and “Dnipro”, which in their next fights, too, stumbled…

ZAPOROZHYE – POLYTECHNIC – 84:81 (18:20, 17:14, 24:24, 25:23)

“Zaporizhia”: Halton (11), Kondrakov (7), Mironenko (5), hill (13 + 9 rebounds), pressly (7 + 8 rebounds + 2 block-Shota) – start; Trent (30 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Shevchenko (7), Buts (4), Avdeenko, Titov.

“Polytechnic” (Kharkiv): Davis (15 + 7 assists), goats (11 + 5 assists), cast Iron (7), Rochnyak (7 + 4 steals), Graham (29 + 16 rebounds + 4 assists) – start; Kuznetsov (4 + 6 rebounds), Zawadzki (6), Kolotilov (2).

19 Jan. Zaporizhia. DS “the Youth”. 1200 spectators.

Apparently, the absence in the ranks of the guests, the key figures in the person of T. J. Cromer played with wards Valery Plekhanov cruel joke. They are too casual in defence, and Javan Davis with Delona Graham them is not forgiven.

And, as you know, it would all have ended if not recognized striker “Zaporozhye” Malik Trent, managed at the junction of the third and fourth period to record his 21 (!) in a row.

However, the same Trent unsportsmanlike foul on Graham almost didn’t. Kharkiv thrice had the opportunity to translate the struggle into overtime far hit, but not the same Graham, nor the Anton Rochnyak Roman Kozlov to do it failed.

MYKOLAIV – DNIPRO – 73:80 (15:24, 17:17, 18:19, 23:20)

“Nikolaev”: Zotov (11), Popov (15), Omeara (9 + 9 rebounds + 4 assists + 3 steals), onufriyev (7 + 7 rebounds), Davidyuk (9 + 2 block-Shota) – start; Johanek (7), Adediran (6), Musienko (5), Tonchenko, Priymak (4), Zhukovsky.

Dnipro: Mishula (25 + 4 assists), zakurdaev (10), Revzin (8 + 7 rebounds), Sizov (5 + 3 steals), timofeyenko (12 + 12 rebounds + 5 assists + 3 steals) – start; Sundell (7), Natyazhko (3), Glebov (6 + 4 assists), Kozhemyakin (4).

19 Jan. South. FSK “Olimp”. 930 spectators.

At the end of the third quarter Olexandr Mishula and Anatoly Sundell designed “Dnepr” jerk – 10:2 and brought its lead to 10 points, but “Nikolaev” had a real chance to win.

Messed up a strange reluctance of the coach Vitaliy Cherniy to reason with his playmaker Vitaliy Zotov, who in the final period acted too foolhardy and reckless. Much better than the nominal owners of the site worked when the ball was Sergei Popov, but wasn’t often. Accordingly, the same Mishula in company with Mr timofeyenko provided the “Dnepr” an important victory.

ODESSA – KIEV-BASKET – 70:76 (25:24, 12:13, 20:20, 13:19)

“Odessa”: Vitols (7 + 4 assists), Windbags (13 + 8 rebounds + 4 assists), Belikov (19 + 6 rebounds + 4 assists), Helmanis (16 + 9 rebounds), Salakos (3 + 6 rebounds) – start; Schepkin (10), Scripts (2), Novikov, Tkachuk, Balaban.

“Kiev-basket”: Latkovic (13), Creek (10 + 6 rebounds), Kratos (17), Nwankwo (5), sandul (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Lutsenko (6), Petrov (18 + 8 rebounds), Socks (3), Gorobchenko.

18 Jan. Odessa. USK “region”. 500 spectators.

ODESSA – CHERKASKI MAVPY – 76:83 (23:11, 16:25, 21:21, 16:26)

“Odessa”: Vitols (12), Windbags (2), Balaban, Helmanis (20 + 7 rebounds), Salakos (9) – start; Schepkin (18), Belikov (15 + 7 rebounds), Tkachuk, Novikov, Scripts.

“Cherkaski mavpy”: Boyarkin, Kolchenko (22 + 6 rebounds + 4 assists), Arnett (5), Tkachenko (7 + 10 rebounds), Chumakov (13 + 9 rebounds) – start; young (19), the Knicks (15 + 5 rebounds), Otverchenko (2), Ruslow.

20 Jan. Odessa. USK “region”. 390 spectators.

Odessa didn’t get a chance as far as possible away from the zone of outsiders, although both games were fairly close. But stupid mistakes and incredible number of mistakes due to six-metre line brought all their efforts to naught.

Now the team of Oleg Oskina is at a distance of two wins from as entrenched in fifth position of “Nikolaev”, and ahead of formal outsider – “Polytechnic”. One of them, “Odessa” approach after a series of new matches is absolutely impossible to predict…

Sergey DATSENKO, Sport-Express in Ukraine

AND P IO ON

1. Chemist 19 14 5 33 1649-1563

2. Zaporozhye 19 12 7 31 1683-1623

3. Dnepr 19 12 7 31 1546-1481

4. Kiev-Basket 18 11 7 29 1483-1400

5. Nikolaev 16 8 8 24 1241-1261

6. Odessa 17 6 11 23 1369-1398

7. Polytechnic 19 4 15 23 1426-1575

8. Cherkaski mavpy 15 4 11 19 1259-1355

Next matches. 30 Jan: Polytechnic – Kiev-basket. 31 Jan: Khimik – Mykolaiv, Odesa – Zaporizhia. February 1: the Dnieper – Kiev-basket, Polytechnic – Cherkaski mavpy. 2 February: Chemist – Zaporozhye, Nikolaev – Odessa. February 3: Dnipro – Cherkaski mavpy.