Dnepr won a strong-willed victory over Cherkasy Mavpy and reached the final of the FAVBET Super League

Dnieper in the most dramatic confrontation snatched victory over Cherkasy Mavpas in the third match of the semi-final series FAVBET Super Leagues — 78:73.

The visitors made an impressive leap from the first minutes, going ahead by 14 points, and eventually confidently won the first quarter. In the second ten minutes, the Dnieper team tried to make up for it, but the end of the quarter remained with the Mavpi, who even managed to strengthen their advantage and go into the long break with a score of 41:24 in their favor.

In the middle of the third quarter, Vladimir Koval’s team was on fire -19, but in the decisive period of the game they were able to make an impressive comeback. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Dnepr equalized the score for the first time, then took the lead and never lost the lead.

Let us remind you that in the first match of the series, Mavpa sensationally beat the regular season leader away thanks to Alexander Tishchenko’s buzzer. In the second match, Cherkasy Mavpy were close to qualifying for the finals, but allowed the opponent to win a strong-willed victory.

In the final of the FAVBET Super League 2023/24, Dnepr will compete with BC Rivne, which had two matches to qualify for Kyiv-Basket.

• FAVBET Super League. Playoffs. 1/2 finals. Third match

Dnieper — Cherkasy Mavpy — 76:73 (15:28, 9:13, 18:15, 36:17)

Dnieper: Zakurdaev (22 + 6 assists + 4 interceptions), Timofeenko (18 + 9 rebounds), Konev (17 + 6 rebounds), Bondarchuk (7), Sorochan (5), Sipalo (4), Dubonenko (3 – 4 losses), Koldomasov (2)

Cherkasy Mavpy: Agafonov (27 + 13 rebounds), Boone (16 + 5 rebounds + 6 assists + 4 steals), Ruslov (9), Marchenko (8), Tishchenko (7), Novikov (6 + 5 rebounds)