Amman-Sana
The Syrian national basketball team qualified for the Asian finals by defeating Qatar with a score of 67-56 in the match that brought them together today in the Jordanian capital, Amman, within the third and final window of the qualifiers.
Our team qualified for the upcoming finals in Indonesia by coming in second in Group E in the qualifiers with nine points, ahead of the Saudi team, which is equal in the same balance, and Qatar team is in fourth place with seven points, knowing that the Iranian team is in the lead with 11 points.
The qualifiers system stipulates that the first and second place holders from the six groups in the first round qualify directly to the Asian Championship.
Our team excelled in the first quarter by 9-14 points, benefiting from the brilliance of its players in shooting from outside the arc and under the basket. It also relied on the fast rebound attack. In the second quarter, our team was delayed by one point by 20-19 points, and our team ended the first half of the match with a 29-point lead. -33 points.
Our team continued its progress until the end of the third quarter, with a score of 44-47 points, while the fourth quarter was decisive to translate its advantage, ending the match by 11 points, with a score of 56-67 points.
During his qualifying campaign, our team beat Saudi Arabia with a score of 70-75 points in the first window, in which it opened its campaign by losing to Iran 48-64 points and losing against Qatar 72-79 points in the second window, while beating Iran by 77- 70 points within the same window and lost to Saudi Arabia in the third window 77-79 before concluding his competition in the first round by defeating Qatar.