Blue-yellows will finish the tournament with a match with the Czech Republic
Ukrainian national U-20 basketball team succumbed to Poland in the match for 13th-16th places European championshipwhich takes place in Montenegro.
The team of Vitaliy Stepanovsky won the first quarter (18:13), but the Ukrainians failed to capitalize on the success. The blue-yellows missed the breakthrough of the Polish team in the second 10-minute period and went to the break, losing in the score – 30:41.
In the third and fourth quarters, Ukraine was unable to impose a fight on the opponent. As a result, a crushing defeat – 59:95.
Thus, the Ukrainian U-20 team lost its place in Division A of the European Championship and will play in Division B next year.
Stepanovsky’s team will finish their performance at EuroBasket 2022 with a match for 15th place against the Czech Republic. The fight will take place on July 24th.
Basketball. European Championship U-20. Men. Tournament for 13th-16th places
Poland U-20 – Ukraine U-20 – 95:59 (13:18, 28:12, 26:9, 28:20)
Ukraine: Shulga (19 + 7 rebounds), Kobzisty (15 + 7 rebounds + 4 losses), Zhuravlev (7 + 4 rebounds), Brynyuk (6), Dzyuba (6), Koshevatsky (4), Shymansky (1), Bublik (1 ), Ivanov (0), Mitirich (0), Ivashov (0)
Source: Sportarena
