XXXI Сhampionship of Kazakhstan among men's teams of National league
IRBIS Almaty
Almaty
National league, Regular season
06.12.2022, 20:00 Tu
Arena: USC «Dostyk» (Алматы)
78:70
Main time
24:19 16:22 21:14 17:15
Game number: 15
Spectators: 0
Astana
Astana

Meet IRBIS team: match preview

06.12.2022, 10:00    Просмотров: 297
Источник: Press service
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Basketball players of «Astana» arrived in Almaty, where they will play the away matches of the National League against the local IRBIS.

At the moment, Almaty residents are in third place in the standings with five wins and five losses, while the capital club has played two games less and is fourth (two wins, two losses).

Since Astana will also play in the VTB United League match against the MBA on Wednesday, a farm team led by Mikhail Lonshakov arrived in the southern capital, reinforced, however, by several players with experience playing in the VTB United League: Dmitry Gavrilov, Markell Johnson, Kwame Won, Igor Kanygin, Ruslan Aitkali and Valery Likhodey.

The capital team needs to win to break the losing streak, including misfires in Kostanay and Aktobe. At the same time, Almaty residents are also motivated to win to take revenge after two defeats at the Saryarka cycle track.

Let's not forget that Almaty residents have ex-players of «Astana» in their roster: Robert Pan, Nikolai Bazhin, and Ismail Bimendin. Other IRBIS leaders include Americans Aaron Felix (18.3 points per game) and Jayden Siles (11.9 points, 10.1 rebounds per game).

The importance of the upcoming matches for both teams will definitely increase the competition between the two capitals.

The games will be held on December 6 and 7 at the Dostyk sports complex; both matches start at 20:00. The broadcast will be available on the club's website.

Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the Tournaments section.

Information about the opponent

Established year: 2022 Team colors: orange, gray
Country: Kazakhstan Arena: PCS «The Boluan Sholak»
City: Almaty Website: https://www.instagram.com/bc_irbis

Description

«Irbis Almaty» -  is a Kazakhstani professional men's basketball club from the city of Almaty, established in 2022 with the support of NEF Qazaqstan. In the 2021/2022 season, the club became the Premier League Champion, then playing under the name «SC Qazaqstan», and in the 2022/2023 season it made its debut in the National League under a new name.

Achievements:
  • Winner of the Major League of the Championship of Kazakhstan — 2021/2022.