Ukraine U-16 national team won a tough victory over Ireland

Ukraine U-16 men’s team defeated their Irish peers (88:67) in the fourth round match of the B Division European Championship group stage.

Despite the final result, the victory for the Ukrainian team was not easy. During the match, the advantage passed from one team to the other. Ukraine won the first quarter (22:17), but the teams went to the big break with the Irish advantage (39:45).

In fact, only in the last quarter, the Ukrainians’ advantage was unconditional – a 5-0 move at the start of this ten-minute period allowed Ireland to lead 63:59, but for the remainder the Irish simply scored. 4 points reflected in the leaderboard with a crushing victory of Ukraine.

The best of the national team of Ukraine Desmond Yamu, 22 points and 11 rebounds (RE 34).

In the final match of the group stage, the national team of Ukraine will play on August 16 against the German team, which won the group ahead of schedule and won all four matches.

European championship. Men’s U-16

Group B. Group D. Sofia, Bulgaria

Ukraine – Ireland – 88:67 (22:17, 17:28, 20:12, 29:10)

Ukraine: Sitar 12 + 8 rebounds + 5 steals, Lokhmanchuk 15 + 12 rebounds + 5 assists + 6 steals, Yamu 22 + 11 rebounds + 4 blocks, Kolobov 0, King 16 + 7 rebounds (start), Sushkin 9, Upyr 8 , Streltsov 4, Ermakov 2, Shvidchenko 0