The youth basketball team of Ukraine was defeated in the second round of the European Championship in the A. Belgian meeting on the Parquet of the University of Crete Hall in Greece ended with an estimate of 55:65.
The match began with a hard and viscous struggle, in which the teams could not score the first points for a long time. The first productive throw of the Belgians made only in the second minute. Ukraine responded with a quick attack, and then the game went on equal grounds, with an accent to defense and many errors on both sides.
Ukrainians won the starting quarter due to the confident game of “paint” and active heels. Maxim Klitschko and Luke Lokhmanchuk aggressively fought under the shield, and one of the key moments was three points from Yegor Sushkin, who helped maintain the advantage. The Belgians did not leave, many from afar, and there were losses from low pressure.
In the second ten minutes, the Belgians were added, especially thanks to the activities of Alexander Radchelders and Mohammed Amrani, who scored glasses in fast breakthroughs. Ukraine, in turn, spent several powerful segments, especially in the limbs: the ghoul and Klitschko scored important balls after interception. But in general, the second ten minutes of the Belgians won, reducing the gap to one point (31:30).
Immediately after the break, the “yellow-blue” was able to increase the separation to +4 after the effective actions of Sushkin and Kolaval (35:30). Nevertheless, the Belgians quickly took the initiative, responding to the right throws and an aggressive game under the ring. Alexander Redshelders was especially different, scoring three points and adding effective passages.
Ukrainians tried to maintain leadership due to sharp morons and glasses after interception, but suffered from losses and poor implementation (Sushkin and rose several times from open positions). The defense of Ukraine was sometimes lost, which allowed the Belgians to gain light on quick attacks.
At the end of the quarter, the teams exchanged a series of mistakes and losses, preserving the parity on the scoreboard 45:45.
The last quarter was in a tense struggle, where the Belgians who celebrated the victory showed themselves.
According to OBOZ.ua, in the first round of Ukraine in the last seconds lost Germany.
The third round is scheduled for Monday, July 14. The parishes of Valerie Plekhanov will resist Italy. Recall that “blue and yellow” returned to the elite thanks to the second place at last year’s championship in the V. division V.
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Source: Obozrevatel
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