Basketball
They fought but lost. Ukraine’s women’s national team lost to France
Today, November 27, the national team of Ukraine played an away match against the national team of France as part of the EuroBasket 2023 qualifiers. The match won by the site owners was very productive.
EuroBasket 2023 qualifying tournament. Group B. 4th round.
France – Ukraine – 109:88 (32:20, 22:30, 32:26, 23:12)
Ukraine: Yagupova 28 + 5 rebounds + 6 assists, Maznichenko 16 + 10 rebounds, Dubnyuk 12 + 5 assists, Yurkevichius 5 + 5 rebounds, Filevich 3 – start; Balaban 14, Uro-Nile 8 + 5 rebounds, Datsko 2
The French got off to a successful start, which allowed them to enter the first timeout with a comfortable 12-point lead. In the second quarter, Srdjan Radulovic’s team recovered and closed the gap – 54:50.
In the third ten-minute period, the difference was only two points – 64:62, but after that, with the guidance of the home crowd, the French team began to widen the lead. The last siren recorded a confident victory for the host – 109:88.
Alina Yagupova became the best in Ukraine. Turkish basketball player “Fenerbahçe” scored 28 points.
Source: Sport UA
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