Serbia quiet against Slovakia, another defeat for Belgium – 02/28/2022 at 23:36
Serbia quiet against Slovakia, another defeat for Belgium
by Lucas Fontaine (iDalgo)
On the 4th day of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, Serbia won against Slovakia (63-71). Led by a decisive Avramovic (24 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists), the Serbs gleaned their third victory. Svetislav Pesic’s men lead Group A with 7 points. For their part, The Belgian Lions lost Monday evening (68-63) on the road to Riga, Latvia. Beaten Friday by one point (65-66) in Mons, Belgium found the Latvians for the return match. Unlike the first meeting, the team coached by Valéry Demory entered the game better but faced the success at the perimeter of Dairis Bertans (15 points). After the break, Retin Obasohan (16 points) took matters into his own hands offensively to put the Lions back on track (49-48) and even allow them to pass in front of the scorer (57-58). In the hard, Latvia relied on Rihards Lomazs (16 units) to finally spin to a second victory against Belgium (68-63) in a few days. In the standings, the Belgians slipped to 3rd place in their group with a record of 2 wins for 2 losses.