Al-Ahly youth basketball team achieved a deserved victory over its Saudi guest, Al-Nasr, by 10 points and with a score (100-90), in a match that brought them together the day before yesterday, in the first leg of the supplementary round in the (Super West-Asia) championship for the Gulf region, which also scored a victory Kazma Al-Kuwaiti defeated its Bahraini host, Manama, by (83-69).
And Shabab Al-Ahly and Kazma Al-Kuwaiti are a step away from qualifying for the semi-finals, provided that the victory is repeated in the second-leg positions on the third and fourth of next April, while the Saudi victory and Bahraini Manama are demanding a return of consideration back, and the imposition of a third decisive confrontation according to the supplementary round system, on the 10th and 11th. Next April, to determine the identity of the finalists to the Golden Square.
Shabab Al-Ahly was able to ensure its victory and touch the 100-point barrier, with its players gaining preference with the results of the first and second quarters, and then the third quarter, by (23-21, 28-27, and 26-16), while the Saudi Al-Nasr players were content with gaining preference with the result of the fourth quarter (26-23). .
Teamwork represented a major key in Shabab Al-Ahly’s victory, as the team’s players provided 27 assists in the match, and they also benefited from scoring 22 points from counter-attacks, which was offset by defensively obtaining 23 successful attempts to steal the ball from the opposing team.
Al-Ahly youth professional, American Nick Minrath, played a key role in winning, scoring 35 points, 14 of them in the second half of the match, in addition to scoring seven rebounds, and two successful attempts to steal the ball from the opposing team, and his international star, Qais, also appeared in the ranks of the “Dubai Knights”. Omar, by scoring 24 points, including 12 points in the first quarter alone, in addition to Qais recording 14 successful follow-ups, while Al-Ahly youth playmaker, American Brandon Trichy, won a double double, by scoring 19 points, 12 assists, in addition to five. Follow-ups, and the promising talent, Hamid Abdel Latif, presented a distinguished match, scoring 14 points.
It is noteworthy that Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Al-Kuwaiti had previously succeeded in finishing the group stage by leading their first and second groups, and obtaining direct qualification cards for the semi-finals, and the youth of Al-Ahly and Bahraini Manama, the runners-up of the two groups, were forced to play the complementary role against Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia and Kazma Al-Kuwaiti.
On the 17th of next April, the Saudi Crescent is waiting for the winner of the Bahraini Manama and Kuwaiti Kazma matches in the opening of the round of four, provided that this will be followed the next day by the Kuwaiti Kuwaiti match with the winner from the Al-Ahly youth confrontation and the Saudi victory, so that the winner in this round, which is held in the (Best Off) system 3), pass to the final round.
Trichy: We are required to focus in the second leg against Al-Nassr
Al-Ahly youth playmaker, American Brandon Trichy, said in a press statement: “His team is required to focus on the return match against Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia.” He added: «Negative rest for six weeks led to our lack of rhythm in the last two confrontations in the group stage against Kazma of Kuwait and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and our loss of these two matches and the loss of the opportunity to directly qualify for the semi-finals, before the team regained its rhythm and pace of harmony in our matches in the local league, and we succeeded in showing This harmony and restoring focus in front of the Saudi victory. He explained, “We achieved what was required and won the first leg, and it feels great to play as an integrated team in the (Super West-Asia) championship.”