FC Porto exit Europe Cup after 96-68 defeat in Germany | OneFootball

FC Porto saw their participation in the Europa Cup end with a defeat in Germany against the Rostock Seawolves, 96-68, in the last match of Group B. The Dragons were already out of the competition before this match and were always trailing on the scoreboard, although they remained within a recoverable margin until the final five minutes, when they gave in.

The disadvantage of the blue and whites, which was around ten points since the middle of the first period, progressively worsened, reaching a maximum of 29 points in the final minute, then reducing to 22 in the final score.

The leadership of the Rostock Seawolves, the top-ranked team in the group and qualified for the second phase, was established in the first quarter, when, after a superior start by FC Porto—the only occasion they were ahead by three points—the hosts opened up a nine-point lead. The team led by Fernando Sá responded in the second and third periods, showing their best performance in the third and staying in the fight until the last ten minutes.

In that final period, however, the team showed physical and later emotional fatigue, which resulted in a negative partial of 16 points and the loss of the chance to secure their third victory in this edition of the Europa Cup, from which they bid farewell prematurely.

In FC Porto, Javian Davis (12 points), Jhonathan Dunn (10), Jalen Riley (10), and Axel Toupane (10) were the players who reached double digits.

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