He fought, but failed to defeat the champion France n National U20 at the European Championship held in Gdynia. The Greek team lost 68-62 and will now finish third if hosts Poland win and fourth if they lose against Serbia in the other group match starting at 19:00. Then, after the day off on Tuesday, the Greek team will play for the “16” in a knockout match with one of Israel, Germany, Italy or the Czech Republic from the second group.
THE Vangelis Zougris stood out from the blue and white with 13 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, before he was ejected with a non-existent foul accompanied by a technical penalty, in the phase that decided the game. Very good too Yannis Karakostas with 16 points and 2 rebounds, while Samonturov and Hitikoudis each had 10 points.
The start was nightmarish for the Greek team, who found themselves at -14 (4-18) in the fifth minute. Quickly, however, the players of Kostas Papadopoulos reacted and got closer to the basket, 22-24, six minutes before halftime. The French were separated again (33-40), but with a three-pointer by Konstantinidis, the National team equalized, 42-42, halfway through the third period, which ended with 50-53. With the unstoppable Pentas, the “tricolors” again reached +6 (52-58) six minutes before the end, but the Greek internationals fought until the end, getting closer at 1:02 to 62-64 with a basket by Kapetakis. However, the clear offensive foul on Zougris was converted into a defensive foul and the Peristeri center was penalized with a technical penalty for protesting, with the French pulling away +5 (62-67) and winning.
Ten minutes: 17-24, 33-40, 50-53, 62-68
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Source: Sport Fm
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