AMMAN — The
first of the semi-final matches of the Arab Women’s Basketball Championship
will start Sunday at 5pm, with the Orthodox facing off against the Syrian team Al-Thawra
in the Fuheis gymnasium, followed at 7pm with Al-Fuheis against Lebanese
Beirut.
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Now that the
first four places are finalized, we would like to shed light on all the teams,
their chances, strengths, supporting attributes and weaknesses.
We start with
Qatar’s women’s national team, which finished fifth and is out of the
competition. This team consists of a group of amateurs residing in Qatar.
The
goal of the club is to develop and raise the level of Qatari women and Qatari
sports and have shown to offer a strong core of players with a bright future if
the training is intensified and there is proper use of professionals.
Their most
prominent stars are Bailey Chevron and Kimia Tehrani, as well as young talents
such as Alaa Suleiman, Yasmine Kishkish, and Howaida.
Hopefully we
will continue to see this group continue in upcoming tournaments.
As for the semi-finalists
The first match
is Thawra against the Orthodox. The brilliance of the Thawra team and their
fighting spirit throughout the tournament saw them deservedly finish in first
place.
Despite losing
their match against
Fuheis in their last game, they fought a very difficult game
against the Orthodox and won in the last seconds with a crazy shot from the
professional Chambert.
This match will
not be easy as everyone expects. Al Orthodox club can turn the tables if their
professional players bring their A game.
The two teams
have speed, but the collective and the competitive edge of Thawra is stronger,
especially with the level of the locals and the professional women being close.
We saw them repeatedly fight back, despite being behind more than once. The
toughest and best spirited team; we see their togetherness in the most
difficult situations, with a coaching group that believes in its players and
team.
The Orthodox
team, at some stages of the game, offered good performances and a strong fighting
spirit. The level of the local players is wonderful to watch as well, and in all
their matches that they lost, they lost due to a lack of experience and the
selfishness of the professional players, except for the match against Beirut. However,
their most spirited match was against the Syrian team.
Both teams’
cards are now exposed as are the key plays.
The Orthodox
relies on the strength of Maria Al-Hin, the shots of Zara and Joanna, the speed
of Lana and Janset, and let us not forget the role of the professionals if they
play teamwork.
As for Thawra,
it has a team of starters and reserves that are close in level, its teamwork is
wonderful, and its shots are deadly. They have two wonderful professionals who
help the team at the required time. Stars such as Sidra, Alicia and Nora, in
addition to Maria, Marie, Anna, and Jessica.
The second semi-final,
Fuheis against Beirut sees the defending champion against the home team.
Fuheis, the most
prepared, has not yet shown their true face and skill level, despite having
distinguished professionals, but the team’s weak shooting stat and unjustified
mistakes saw them suffer in some matches. However, the team led by the great
Faisal Nassour and his assistant Nayef Asfour could rise up at any moment and
declare superiority and win the title.
The presence of
Rasha, Ruby, Abu Abed, Lilian, Sheyab and Shehatit, with the wonderful Hopkins
and the giant Kay James, makes them candidates for the title.
Beirut (the
titleholders) lost to Thawra because of recklessness, but won against Fuheis in
the last seconds after some controversy and objection on refereeing decisions.
Their loss against Thawra was an alarm bell, and their performances gradually
escalated and they knew that the task was not easy and that they had to play
with full strength if they wanted to reach the final.
They possess
striking strength with the presence of Miramar, Laila Faris and the powerful
Bacchus and the element of experience represented by Bishreen, Sandra and the
two professionals Sarvi and the distinguished Monique Reed. There is also the
developed Patel and the returning Joyce
As a result, we should
witness a semi-final that we dream about, in which the technical teams and the
most experienced will prevail. While luck, as well as the absence of injury or
fatigue will play a major role in determining who will reach the final.
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