• The SIG qualified this Thursday for the semi-finals of the Champions League.

  • The Alsatians achieved a feat by eliminating Tenerife (88-86).

  • They will face either Burgos or Holon in the half this Friday.

Magic !

Strasbourg achieved a real feat this Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

In Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, SIG knocked down Tenerife (88-86), one of the most serious contenders for the title.

An extraordinary performance, one of the most beautiful of the Alsatian club in Europe.

The players of Lassi Tuovi, the young Finnish coach (34) had to fight until extra time to achieve the unimaginable.

Even more when we know that they finished the match without three players, penalized by faults (Morin, Udanoh and Wainright).

But always driven by this incredible determination, illustrated in particular by these spectacular dives to recover the slightest ball.

This ultimately led to Maille's last two successful free throws and a resounding victory!

YES SIR !!!!


What a match for @sigstrasbourg!

The SIG has just brought down the big @ CB1939Canarias and advances to the 1/2 final of @BasketballCL !!

🤩 # gosig #BasketballCL # FINAL8 pic.twitter.com/5gQDZk0UCj

- CANAL + Basket (@CanalplusBasket) May 6, 2021

However, the story was badly started ... At the break, the logic seemed to work.

The Spanish machine quickly took control of the game (14-8, 7th) and imposed its pace.

That of an oiled game where the shots are taken at the end of possession.

Either on the outside with an excellent Yusta (14 points at the break), or on the inside with the impressive 2.16m Georgian pivot, Shermadini.

Despite a brief return at the end of the first quarter thanks to Lansdowne (16-14), the Alsatians then suffered again.

To the point of being led by ten points at half-time (34-44).

End of the adventure?

It is bad to know this GIS.

This SIG which made combat a leitmotif.

Holon or Burgos in half

By finally tightening their defense, Lassi Tuovi's men began to make their opponent doubt.

Then on the other side of the floor, the leader Jefferson investigated the 3-point shoots (53-54, 28th) and the Strasbourg people went ahead on a dunk from Wainright (57-56).

They had just hit a 23-12 in the 3rd of the Spanish championship.

And it was not over!

Even without Morin Udanoh, released because of faults, the SIGmen continued on their momentum.

To the point of leading a few seconds from the end (71-73) and even having the ball to win… that Jefferson was missing.

No big deal, she would be for later.

For this major feat which sends the Alsatians to the semi-finals this Friday.

They will face either the Israelis of Hapoel Holon or the Spaniards of Burgos, who face each other tonight.

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