Zenit lost chances to reach the final of the Super Cup of the VTB United League

St. Petersburg “Zenit” lost to Istanbul “Anadol Ephesus” in the second match of the group stage of the Super Cup of the VTB United League basketball. The final score of the meeting is 100:76 in favor of the Turkish team.

For Zenit, this is the second defeat in the tournament. On Thursday, he lost to Kazan UNICS - 73:78. The club from St. Petersburg lost chances to reach the final of the tournament, where the best teams of the two groups will get. Zenit will probably take the last, third place in Group B, that is guaranteed to play in the match for fifth place.

The most productive player of the match was Angolan center Bruno Fernando from Anadolu Ephesus. He scored 19 points and added eight rebounds to them. In the composition of “Zenit” more productive than others was Nigerian point guard Hayk Iroegbu, who scored 17 points.

The Super Cup of the VTB United League will continue on Friday with a match between CSKA and Lokomotiv-Kuban. In case of victory, the army will secure its way to the final.

The final of the Super Cup of the VTB United League will be held on Sunday, September 20, at 19:00 Moscow time. Classification matches will take place earlier in the day. All meetings are played at the capital's VTB Arena.

Arnold Kabanov