The second defeat in the group phase Eurobasket U18 A ‘Category suffered the national team, which lost 64-47 to Finland In the match held today (6/7) at “Los Llanos de Aridane, Severo Rodriguez” in La Palma in Spain.
The representative band that struggled without the Viga and Patsitzi (The two players suffered a sprain in the game against Italy) It was improved compared to yesterday’s match, and in the third quarter of the match he put it difficult in the Finnish. The gaps in the attack and the defense, however, at the critical point, deprived Youth national the opportunity to claim more than a good appearance against a strong team.
Top for Greece was the Jumper with 10 points and 7 rebounds, while 9 points were measured by Zorbala and Lianoudi.
Her last game National For the group phase in La PalmaMonday (7/7) at 13:30 against Slovenia. Recall that all teams qualify for the ’16, with the ranking playing a role only in the subsequent intersections of the knockouts.
The match
The race began with Finland to take the lead 12-2 before the first five minutes was completed and despite the fact that Greece reacted with the solutions it found in the attack by Zorbala, Andreou and Syrpa, reducing it to 12-9 at 7?, On the way. One minute before the end of the first quarter, Finland again turned 10 points (19-9) which expanded 3’09 ” before completing the second period to 20 BC (33-13).
But a 9-0 run in the final minutes of the first half that sent Greece to the locker room with minus 11 points (33-22) and the improved image of the team at the start of the third period led to the counterattack of the National Youth, which at 24; Reduce to 36-30 and in the 29th 2-point basket of Carras, he approached for the first time from the start of the race at a breath away (40-38).
Massi’s two apt shots and the three-pointer of the guard, however, re-giving the lead in the Finnish (45-38) before the third period was completed, while in the fourth they acquired control of the match (at 35; led 57-41) and reached 64-47.
Top quarters: 19-9, 33-27, 45-38, 64-47
Finland (Haninen): Passanen, Talonen, Miso 11, Loukanen 3, Neonnen 5 (1), Sepa 8 (2), Louka, Gardela 20 (5), Nikila, Ogun 5, Riicella 11 (3), Masol 1.
Greece (Maslarinos): 4, Lagonikaki 2, Tsianaka, Andreou 6, Zorbala 9 (1), Karras 3, Kambaka, Baltzi 4, Lianoudi 9, Sirpa 10.
Source: Sport Fm
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