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Greece 86-72: EuroBasket U16 semi-final loss, U-17 World Cup is the goal of the children’s national team

Greece 86-72: EuroBasket U16 semi-final loss, U-17 World Cup is the goal of the children’s national team

A poor first period hit the U16 national team, who were competitive for the rest of the match, but were defeated by France (86-72) and will play for 5-8th place in EuroBasket U16.

The dream of reaching the semi-finals and getting a medal was shattered on Thursday afternoon (10/8) for the women’s national team, who were defeated by France 86-72 at the FIBA ​​European Under-16 Championship in Skopje. But something that hasn’t faded is the fifth-place goal, which leads to the 2024 U-17 World Cup.

Giannis Kalamboukis’ team didn’t handle the pressure well from the athletic French, had a negative assist/foul ratio, and while they were effective in the three-pointer, they lost by a wide margin in the first quarter and never really found a way to. take back that land. The leader of Greece was Alexandros Alexakis, while Panagiotis Livas – Nicholas Serpizis also distinguished himself

For their part, the French stole a lot of balls and had a versatility in attack, with Giannis Allar (14 points), Jonas Boulifa (22 points, 12 rebounds), Akram Nagy (20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals) To share attacks and points. France’s opponent in the semi-finals will be Italy, who beat Germany 75-56.

contracts: 28-13, 51-36, 70-53, 86-72

Hellas (Kalambukis): Makaratsis 7 (1/3 2 shots, 5/6 shooting, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals), Mutaves 6 (1), Dapsis 2 (6 rebounds), Borledas, Serpezis 13 (2/7) 2-pointers, 3/4 three-pointers, 4 steals), Alexakis 21 (4/7 two-pointers, 4/6 three-pointers, 1/2 shots, 4 rebounds), Karathanasis, Kazamias 2, Lefas 11 (4/5 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), Papastavrou 4 (4 rebounds, 2 steals), Skleros, Stevovic 6

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