The Ukrainian youth team first defeated Spain in official matches

The Ukrainian youth team was successfully launched at the Under-20 European Championship, which started today in the German city of Chemnitz. The team of Vadim Pudzieria in a spectacular match beat the Spanish national team – 82:79. This victory has become historic for Ukrainian basketball. Prior to that, the Ukrainian youth team has not yet defeated the Spaniards in the official matches. For the history of the showdown, the national teams of the European Championships met three times. Ukrainians have never beaten the U20 team in Spain

Look: The brilliant start of the Ukrainian national team at the European Championship: a photo gallery of the match against the U-20 team Spain

Note that after the victory of Ukraine, Ukraine and the national team, led the group "B". In the next stage of the competition, the four team teams come out, but the group stage is important in order to avoid a meeting with a strong opponent in the key match of the 1/8 finals.

History of the meeting

EuroBasket-2002

Ukraine U20 – Spain U20 71:75 (24:23, 11:22, 9: 17, 27:13)

] Ukraine: Lischuk 15 + 10 picking up, Shaposhnikov 12, Malysh 9 + 4 picking up, Boyko 9, Onufriyev 9, Shkurupii 4 + 5 picking up, Sokur 4 + 4 picking up, Nerush 4 , Zagainov 3, Gubenko 2, Shevchenko 0, Kozlov 0

EuroBasket-2011

Ukraine U20 – Spain U20 67:72 (17:17, 10:15, 27:20, 13: 20)

Ukraine: ] Lipovoy 23 + 8 pickups, Mishula 9, Pust 9 + 3 block-shota, Bobrov 8 + 6 pickups + 3 transfers, Lebedinets 0 + 4 pickups + 3 transfers – start, Dzyuba 6 , Egorov 4, Sandul 4, Prokopenko 2 + 6 picking, Chelovan 2, Krutous 0, Tikhonov 0

EuroBasket 2015

Spain U20 – Ukraine U20 80:72 (20:21, 13: 10, 20:20), 27:21)

Ukraine: Antipov 21 + 6 pick up, Dzyuba 13 + 5 pick up, Priyamak 10, Sidorov 5, Kobetz 2 – Start, Orlov 13 + 5 pick up, Boyarkin 5 + 7 gears, Ruslov 3, Larjayk 0, Balaban 0, Tarasenko 0

EuroBasket 2018

] Ukraine U20 – Spain U20 82:79 (25:25, 17:18, 20:20, 20: 16)

Ukraine: Tritashnikov 17 + 6 pickups + 4 transfers, Gorobchenko 16 + 5 velocities, Voinalovich 7, Pavel Bondarenko 2, Mikhail Yagodin 0 – Start, Nemtsu 17, Gri tsak 12 + 3 transfers, Kozak 10, Dubonenko 1, Bodnar 0, Bondarchuk 0