Basketball
Ukraine – Finland – 74:59. Eyes on Lithuania. Video review of the match
Ukraine Women’s National Team won the penultimate qualifying round. EuroBasket 2023, beating the Finnish team 74:59 in Riga. This match took place on the birthday of Ukrainian basketball star Alina Yagupova.
Having narrowly lost in the first 10-minute period (15:16), Ukraine has already said goodbye to a big break with a +10 advantage. Blue-yellows, who won the last fourth quarter with a margin of 21 points, then carried the match to victory.
The decisive match for the blue-yellows will be the match against the Lithuanian team on February 12. The winner of the match will take the last second place. But even that may not be enough to qualify for the European Championship. The fact is that the top 4 teams from the 10 winners of the group and the second place in the group go to EuroBasket 2023. Therefore, the blue-yellows should beat Lithuania by a larger margin.
🏆 Women’s EuroBasket 2023
Qualification, Round 5, February 9, Riga (Latvia)
Ukraine – Finland – 74:59 (15:16, 31:20, 21:10, 7:13)
Video review of the match
Diary of the Ukrainian team
Full match video
Source: Sport UA
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