Basketball
Ukraine national team lost to Israel in EuroBasket 3×3 U-17 quarter-finals.
Ukraine men’s national team lost to Israel in the quarterfinals. EuroBasket 3×3 U-17.
The tournament is taking place these days in Athens. The guards of Vladimir Zhurzhiy were unfortunately defeated by the Israeli team (9:16).
The day before, the Ukrainian team reached the quarterfinals and took first place in the group.
The Ukrainians were the first to open the score, but then the opponents won by 5 points. After that, the blue-yellows tried to win back, but the ball stubbornly did not go into the basket. Towards the end of the match, when the Ukrainian team started to take risks, Israel took the lead.
EuroBasket 3×3 U-17
men. 1/4 final. Athens (Greece), 4 September
Ukraine – Israel – 9:16
Ukraine: Rustam Ibragimov 1, Yaroslav Ivanov 1, Maxim Ulchenko 4, Kirill Nemtsu 3.
Source: Sport UA
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