The team of the basketball club «Astana» will continue to fight for a ticket to the playoffs of the VTB United League in the home match against «Parma». Emil Raikovich's charges will make every effort to consolidate their success in the face-to-face confrontation with the Urals. The meeting will take place on Monday, March 29, beginning at 21:00 capital time.
ATTENTION! — In connection with the restrictive measures introduced in the capital due to the coronavirus pandemic, the match will be held without spectators with empty stands.
«PARMA» - is a Russian professional men's basketball club from the city of Perm, founded in 2012. This season, in addition to participating in the VTB United League, he plays in the FIBA Europe Cup.
Achievements:
- Winner of the Russian Cup 2015/2016, 2018/2019
- Bronze medalist of the Russian Cup 2016/2017
- Bronze medalist of the Super League 2015/2016
The first face-to-face meeting this season between “PARMA” and “Astana” took place in December in Perm, then the Kazakh team snatched the victory from the hands of the Permians, having won with a score of 83:84. After that game, the Perm team held 10 meetings. The Permians finished the calendar year with two defeats, losing at home to the Polish “Zelena Gora” and losing big away to “Khimki”. They started the New Year with a home battle defeat from UNICS, but then they simply smashed the Yenisei away. After that, they almost defeated Khimki at home, and then beat Kalev twice — both matches were held in Perm. Then there were two lost victories on the road against “Zielona Gora” and “Zenith”, as well as a defeat from “Lokomotiv-Kuban” also at a party.
Tournament position:
“Parma” has 7 wins and 11 defeats on its account and is one step away from the playoff zone, on the ninth line. “Astana”, which also held 18 meetings, is 2 wins behind its current rivals and is two lines behind. For both teams, the victory in this match is extremely important. Our team, which is still claiming to make it to the playoffs, should not stumble at all. A victory over the Permians will raise “Astana” to the 10th line and they will come close to their rivals, and in case of defeat they will remain on the 11th line. “PARMA”, in case of defeat, will also retain their position, but if they win, they will rise to 8th place and enter the playoff zone.
Lineup changes:
American defender Robert Johnson left PARMA in February. The team was joined by two new players. If the Russian young forward Kirill Budin spent less than two minutes on the court in one match against “Kalev”, then the main reinforcement of the team was the Pole Marcel Ponitka. The defender is known for playing for Zelena Guru, where he started this season. And by the way, he caused a lot of trouble for our team this season in the game in Poland in December.
Rival leaders:
The main leader of the team is now Lithuanian Adas Yushkevichus, and besides, two more Baltic athletes — Eigirdas Zukauskas and Mareks Meyeris lead the team in terms of efficiency. The team also includes Boris Savovich, Vladimir Ivlev, Lorenzo Williams and Nikolai Zhmako. Marcel Ponitka fit very well into the Perm team and shows good numbers. In addition, do not forget Konstantin Bulanov, Maxim Grigoriev and Gleb Sheiko, who constantly go to the site.
The match will take place on Monday, March 29, in Nur-Sultan at the arena of the Republican cycle track «Saryarka», starting at 21:00 Moscow time. The online broadcast of the match will be available on our website in the
Match Center section, as well as live on the
QazSport channel.
Detailed information about the tournament, tournament tables, schedule and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
