POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
The two incredible games from the finals series ended the week with lots of unexpected excitements for women's basketball Super League fans in Iran.
In the first game of the final series (best of three), Banovan Shahr Gorgan hosted the game against Bahman Group, experiencing an unfavorable loss in the house. Gorgan lost the game 53 to 56 in a close contest despite the admirable contribution of the two team stars, Shadi abdolvand (#6) and Edna Eissayan (#99). Abdolvand had an amazing day with 18 points and 7 assists along with 14 points and 13 rebounds for Eissayan. In Bahman Group, Saeede Elli (#6) was the leading scorers with 16 points. Negin Rasooli (#9) scored 14 point from the bench along with Golshid Omidian (#18) recording an impressive 29 rebounds, being the leader in efficiency.
The struggles also continues in Isfahan where Namino Isfahan hosted the winning battle against Palayesh Naft Abadan with the result of 72 to 56 having the lead for more than 30 minutes of the game. Masoumeh Esmaeilzade (#17) undeniably had the best performance with 22 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals along with drawing 7 fouls in the paint. Mozhgan Khodadadi (#5) and Anahis Khodaverdian had also contributed to the win with 16 and 12 points, respectively. In Palayesh Naft Abadan, Farzane Foroutanfard (#14) recorded another double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams acted well in making the best use of the other team's turnovers, yet Namino performed better in the paint thanks to Esmaeilzade.
Namino will have a hard job to beat Palayesh naft for the next game being the guest in Abadan. all teams will be fighting with all the power As for Gorgan, the situation would be even tougher to beat Bahman Group in Tehran. In case the series are tied for either games, the third game will be held on the following day.
Bahman and Sahar exchange wins in the Finals
