Polish Cup Game

We had a game earlier this week. It was the semi-final game of the Polish Cup. The Cup is a tournament that is played in the second half of the year against the best Polish teams. It is kept separate from the league record, but most often the games are played against teams within our league. We had to play away so we drove by bus close to the Germany border. It was over 7 hours in the bus, but it wasn't bad due to the fact that we took several breaks.

Our opponent, Turow, was a very good team and they showed this by jumping out to an early lead. The substitution rotation this game found me playing the entire 2nd and 4th quarters. My teammate in my position played the 1st and 3rd quarters. After the early lead taken by Turow, we fought back and made the game close towards the end of the 1st half. But by halftime we were down several possesions again.

The atmosphere in the gym was VERY loud. Noise-makers are not banned from these games, so my ears literally were ringing long after being on the court. It reminded me of the cow-bells that SDSU used to use in their arena. The gym was small and packed which added to the hostility. The game was also aired on Polish TV. It was a fun atmosphere to play in.

The second half was very similar to the first. They jumped out to a lead as we came storming back to make it a close game, but we couldn't quite take the lead back. So after fouling several times at the end we ended up losing the game by 9 points. The championship game is being played Sunday in Warsaw.

If you want the offical write-up of the game, along with stats, click here.

We now have until next Saturday (the 27th) until our next match. It is a road league game.

God bless you all!