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The Latvian Men's Basketball Championship of Division B of the U20 European Championship was awarded with bronze medals. The U20 team from Latvia could have ensured the return to division A yesterday, but the heavy game and the defeat of the extension have made Poland the last fight of the division A and the medals of this tournament have However, the Russian peers, who lost against the Slovenes in the semi-finals with a score of 60:50, were postponed to today. It should be noted that the U20 Russian team remained stuck in the B Division for several years and definitely wanted to get out of it.
Game teams started the same way with the combat point. Unlike the game against the Poles, Latvian basketball players had more hands free at the attack, but they were still littered. After four minutes of play, Elkan Ahmedov struck for a long time, heading to Russia for the first time. Later, the teams continued to be accurate over a long distance, with the Russians retaining a small preponderance (14:11). In the second half of the quarter, nothing has changed substantially. Russian basketball players managed to stay in the lead and win the first quarter at 20:16.
In the second quarter, Marks Tihoņenko increased the score by seven points, while Nikolai Zotov replied with the same result. Robert Blumbergs did not miss the point of repair after a real shot, unable to deflect the deficit in a straight line. When the four minutes were played, Grigory Motovilov increased the score to eight points, but the Latvians quickly folded to half (25:29). Russian basketball players reacted in the same way as the teams continued to play a game at the ends of the two squares. The Latvian team lacked power attack and also a tactical solution for an easy rebound. At the end of the half, the Latvians found the options down to make the first major breakthrough and win the half-time with a score of 40:38
In the first quarter of the third quarter, the team Latvia increased its lead to six points. The Russians at the first points were slaughtered after three and a half minutes. The Russians stopped the Latvian badault with the defense of the area, but they failed to get the points themselves. There was more on the ground than the first half of the dynamic basketball. After five minutes of play, the U20 team was leading at 44:39. In the next half-minute, the Russians responded with four points, but Edgar Kaufmanis responded with an exact distance. Latvian basketball players immediately reacted with the biggest breakthrough in this match – 60:48
In the fourth quarter, the Latvian team continued its breakthrough, with a two-minute lead at 17 points ( 65:48). In the middle of the quarter, the Russian team was able to force the opponents to make mistakes, which allowed them to beat the deficit by 13 points (54:67). The goalkeeper gave nothing but the Latvian basketball team found the 17 points in advance and managed to keep the lead up to the game. As a result, the Latvian Under-20 team won the match with 76:62, winning bronze medals and securing a place in the A division.
U20 Men's European Basketball Championship for division B, 1965-19008 Latvia – Russia 76:62 (16:20, 24:18, 20:10, 16:14)
Latvia: Strautiņš 24 (10 ab), Blumbergs 13 (13 ab), Kaufmanis 12, Zotov 10, Zoriks 10 (8 rp), Atelbauers 5, Lācis 2, Putāns, Koltons, Liepiņš, Seņkāns, Ozoliņš.
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