Basketball semi-final:

Next chance missed – now the “final game” awaits

Gunners captain Sebastian Käferle (left) braced himself against defeat.(Bild: GEPA pictures)

Oberwart's basketball team also missed its second match point to reach the Superliga final, losing game four of the best-of-five semi-final series at home against Traiskirchen 70:76. A deciding game now awaits the team from southern Burgenland on Wednesday.

After the clear defeat in game three, the Gunners were not able to simply flip the switch and pick up where they left off. On the contrary - not much came together and the Lions clearly set the tone at first. They were already 15 points behind at the start of the second period (10:25), after which Käferle & Co. fought back again and again, but were never able to equalize or even take the lead. As was the case five minutes before the end, when Käferle cut the deficit to 57:58, but Tutu then missed two free throws - and a little later the score was 59:70...

Deciding game on Wednesday
So there will be a fifth game on Wednesday (as in the second semi-final duel between Klosterneuburg and Graz), albeit away from home. Because they simply made too many mistakes and missed too many chances. Now it's time to gather strength and give it their all once again in the deciding game.