Having received the challenge of the Netherlands, the second victory of the task of the new challenges of Lithuania / News
The Lithuanian youth national team, which had to sweat quite a bit (2-0), won the second victory in the European Championship.
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Pupils of Tom Purley 80:73 (16:24, 26:14, 22:22, 16:13) defeated the Netherlands (0-2).
With 5 minutes left, Paulius Narvilas earned an unsportsmanlike foul, and the opponents took advantage of this to get closer to the minimum (69:70). Kasparas Jakučionis and Nojus Indrušaitis collected important points, which allowed them to get away a bit (74:69).
Finally, Mantas Laurenčikas and Indrušaitis began to close the match. Their shots allowed the Lithuanians to stay within 9 points (78:69) and secure their second victory.
The only match left for Lithuania in Group A is against Israel. The match will take place on Sunday from 22:00.
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The Israeli national team crushed the Dutch 81:55, but lost to the French 80:92. In the first match, the Lithuanians did not give up hope for France 73:41.
In the round of 16, our team will fight against one of the teams from Group B: Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia or Denmark.
In the FIBA youth ranking, Lithuania occupies the 7th position, and the Netherlands – 34th.
Jakučionis and Indrušaitis played the first violins in the Lithuanian national team.
Yakučionis scored 17 points (5/7 doubles, 1/6 triples, 4/6 penalties), 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 22 utility points in 23.5 minutes.
Indrušaitis collected 16 points (6/10 doubles, 0/2 triples, 4/6 penalties), 3 rebounds and 8 utility points in 25 minutes.
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The Lithuanians, who had many problems under the basket, took the initiative at the beginning of the match. The Netherlands grabbed balls from the heads of the Lithuanians and after a 9-0 run gained a double-digit advantage (24:11).
Somewhat scared, the Lithuanians started to correct themselves in the second half, when they gradually got closer (22:27). However, the opponents’ accurate three-pointers allowed them to break away again (32:24). The Lithuanian national team ended the first half on a powerful note – they ran 16:2 and took the lead (42:38).
After the break, he started with five points without an answer and the Lithuanian that he will escape (47:38). The Netherlands did not promise to give up and ended the third quarter with a 4-point deficit (60:64). Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Lithuanians won a difficult victory.
Lithuania: Kasparas Jakučionis 17 (9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5/7 doubles), Nojus Indrušaitis 16 (6/10 doubles), Mantas Laurenčikas 10 (3/4 doubles, 4/4 penalties ). ), Nedas Raupelis 8, Dovydas Buika and Steponas Žilakauskis 6 each.
Netherlands: Dwayne Aristode 17, Seal Diouf 15.
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