Basketball
Georgia of Zuro – Limniatis qualified for the World Championship for the first time
Iceland needed a win by at least four points, they prevailed in Georgia by three (80-77), but the Ilias Zouros – Giorgos Limniatis side were the ones to celebrate qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in their history.
Sunday night (2/26) was historic for Georgia basketball. The national team welcomed Iceland with two results in mind (win or lose with up to three points), bowing 77-80 and qualifying for the first time for the final stages of the World Cup, to be played in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan from August 25th to September 10th.
The Ilias Zouros – Giorgos Limniatis team trailed by four (71-75) just before the final, where Toko Sengelia made 2/2 shots and after a layup missed by Elvar Fridriksson Thad McFadden, scored a three for a 76-. 75. And yet the match was not over. The Icelanders countered and took a three (77-80) lead only to see Sengelia miss shots before making the game-winning shot but finding an iron from the corner.
Giorgi Sermandini with 23 points (9/9 2 points in the second game in a row, he has 24/25 in the last three games) and Toko Sengelia (20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) were the leaders with Elvar Georgia’s Fridriksson (25 points) and John Axel Gudmunsson (12 points, 10 rebounds) stand out from Iceland.
Source: sport 24
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