Test of serious team in Brescia: Lithuania – Italy

The Lithuanian team always have a reason to look for victories: it would improve Lithuania's position against the World Coastal Championship next year.

The Italian team needs victories against Lithuania and Poland in order to secure a place in the championship in China.

Although the victory for the Italians means much more, the story lies on the Lithuanian side. The Lithuanian team has won the last five games with the Italians.

The Lithuanian basketball team will meet the Croatian team on Sunday in Vilnius.

Progress Match

The second Length: Italy – Lithuania

12 minutes E.Želionis hit under the basket and won the first Lithuanian points in the second half – 26:22.

Photo by Ray Vysniauskas / Partisans of Lithuania and Lithuania.

First round: Italy – Lithuania 20:24

10 minutes Girdžiūnas and R. Giedraitis finished the third quarter and Lithuania scored four points.

8 min After D. Adamytys' break, Mr. Kalnietis pushed three points and J.Mačiulis shook the basket by the bridge – 6:15 pm.

	KĘSTAS RIMKUS, 24sec journalist in Brescia
	The biggest enigma before the match was the rotation of the front line of the Lithuanian national team. It's now clear: Martyn Echod started the game in the middle of the field, Edgar Želionis replaced him, Martin Geben is waiting his turn. There is no giant in the Italian national team, but so far they have placed the Lithuanians under their baskets.

6 min Kalnietis and E. Želionis followed the fast Italian game and increased the Lithuanian's victory to 13: 9.

5 minutes It is precisely because of such throws that E. Bendžius won the favor of D. Adomaitis. His three points allowed the Lithuanian national team to take the advantage. After two precise Italian attacks, Echoda scored the first points and tied the result – 9: 9.

4 minutes R. Seibutis advanced the Lithuanians, but A. Polonara scored three points – 4: 5.

2 min D. Amdomitas began the game with five experienced players. P.Arador and M. Kalnietis exchanged good intentions – 2: 2.

KĘSTAS RIMKUS, 24sec journalist in Brescia

Buon's Serum, good evening everyone. The racing stadium is already decorated with ten tricolor colors and Vytis, his work is also eager to start playing drums. Tom Baloney-Seed a hundred fanatics should give a counterweight of 5,000. Italian fans. The newly renovated arena will be full of spectators, where the heat will not be ready for the match and will be even more so. The winner of the World Championship ticket still needs more, but who would not want to try to win the ninth victory in the ninth match?

Start five

Italy: Pietro Aradori, Christiana Burns, Achille Polonara, Stefano Tonut, Luca Vitali.

Lithuania: Martynas Echodas, Eimantas Bendis, Kalnietis Mantas, Jonas Mačiulis, Renaldas Seibutis.