Ukraine U18 women’s national team lost to Slovakia in EuroBasket.

Ukraine U-18 Women’s National Team lost to Slovakia 44:72 in European Championship Group B held in Sofia. The key point of the match was the second quarter of the Ukrainian team. The basketball players lost 7:26.

Starting the match ineffectively, the players of the Ukraine National Team seized the initiative and completed the first ten minutes in their favor (15:9). In the second quarter, however, the Ukrainians started to attack too much, which was reflected in the score – the Slovaks, who started shooting long-range shots, quickly caught us on the score and gained the advantage, and Alexandra Chovannikova’s three points under the siren helped the Slovak team win the first half (35:22).

In the third quarter, the Ukrainians calmed down, but due to the long-range accuracy of the Slovaks, it was not possible to reduce the difference in the score – in ten minutes he made 5 out of 9 long-range shots, while the Ukrainian national team did not score a single goal in the entire match.

The final quarter turned into a formality, but Slovakia continued to shoot long-range, pushing the lead to 28 points. In total, the Slovaks fired 13 out of 27 long-range shots, while Ukraine has it – not a single hit from 17 attempts. Elina Sinyakova became the most productive player of the Ukrainian national team with 13 points and 7 rebounds.

This is the second Ukrainian women’s defeat in three matches at the U-18 European Championship. On July 5, the national team of Ukraine will play the final round of the group stage against Estonia.

Basketball. European Championship U-18. Women’s Division B

Sofia (Bulgaria), 4 July

Ukraine – Slovakia – 44:72 (15:9, 7:26, 14:18, 8:19)

Ukraine: Beskorovaynaya 2+5 rebounds, Polyantseva 2, Sinyakova 13+7 rebounds, Tikhaya 8+8 rebounds + 5 assists, Yarosh 8+5 rebounds – start; Shepelyuk 5, Bugayeva 4+7 rebounds, Rudakova 2, Sotsenko 0, Kostoglod 0

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