Maccabi Tel Aviv Suffers Humiliating EuroLeague Loss to Red Star Belgrade
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a heavy 100-78 EuroLeague basketball loss to Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade on Tuesday. Serbian media criticized Maccabi's performance, especially their defense, suggesting it was their worst game of the season. The team, coached by Oded Katash, collapsed defensively, allowing Red Star to dominate. Maccabi managed only to slightly narrow the scoreline by the end of the game.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to Crvena Zvezda 100-78 in a EuroLeague game in Belgrade.
- Serbian media heavily criticized Maccabi Tel Aviv's defensive performance.
- Observers in Serbia suggested Maccabi's defense was so poor that "even a refrigerator" could score.
- The loss was described as a collapse for "Israel's pride," Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv, coached by Oded Katash, could not overcome the deficit.
Maccabi Tel Aviv experienced a significant defeat in Belgrade on Tuesday, losing 100-78 to Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) in a EuroLeague basketball game. The Serbian team celebrated a dominant performance, while Serbian media heavily criticized Maccabi's play, particularly their defense. Reports from Serbia highlighted the game as potentially Red Star's best of the season, stating that "Israel's pride, Maccabi Tel Aviv, simply collapsed in the Belgrade Arena." They noted that Maccabi only managed to slightly reduce the deficit towards the end of the game. Observers in Serbia commented on Maccabi's apparent confusion, with one remark suggesting that "even a refrigerator would have managed to get into the basket" during Maccabi's first-half defensive performance, implying a complete lack of resistance. Maccabi's players, coached by Oded Katash, were unable to mount a significant comeback after falling behind.
