Damascus-SANA
Al-Jaish team defeated Al-Wahda team with a score of 72-68 points in the opening of the semi-finals of the first-class basketball tournament for the men's category, which was held today at Al-Fayhaa Sports Hall in Damascus.
The army managed to excel in the first and second quarters by 20-14 points and 13-11 points, while the third quarter came in favor of the unit with 19-14 points. In the fourth quarter, the army returned to outperform the unit 25-24 and the match was decided by 72-68 points.
The two teams will meet again next Monday in Damascus in the second round of this round, and in the event that they exchange wins in the two matches, a playoff match will be used to take place next Tuesday to determine the qualifier for the final of the tournament because the tournament system stipulates that teams play in the semi-finals to win two out of three matches. The two winners qualify for the final match, which is played to win two out of three matches as well. In the second match of the semi-finals, Al-Ittihad will meet Al-Karama in Aleppo in the first round next Saturday, and they will meet again next Wednesday in Homs. If they exchange victory, a playoff match will be held on Thursday. next.
Al-Jaish, Al-Karama, Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda teams qualified for the semi-finals by taking the first four places in a row at the end of the first round of the tournament, in which the teams played back and forth.