Hapoel Holon lose 90:85 to Rasta Vechta in Champions League

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Hapoel Holon lost 90:85 to German side Rasta Vechta in the Champions League at Smokov in Holon. The game was played after the club parted ways with Serbian coach Kronich, and Ofir Parhi stood on the sidelines until a new permanent coach is chosen. Hapoel Holon started the game very poorly and fell behind 31:16 near the end of the first quarter.

The team came back from an 18-point deficit during the game, but could not close the gap until the end and lost 90:85 to the Germans. With the loss, Hapoel Holon dropped to a 2:2 record in the FIBA Champions League, after having stabilized in Bulgaria following the loss to Hapoel Emek, which dropped it to a 4:1 record in the league and led to the coach being fired.

Rasta Vechta won at Smokov for the first time this season. Hapoel Holon entered the game with Parhi on the sidelines, and the game ended in a narrow six-point loss for the purple side.