Day 2 recap: Estonia claim memorable win over France, North Macedonia prevail on home soil

MUNICH (Germany) - The second day of the FIBA U18 European Challengers saw more drama across the five cities with several teams bouncing from disappointment on Tuesday to tick the win column.

Headlines:

- Serbia come from behind to deny Croatia; Spain also 2-0 in Skopje 
- Estonia stun France with impressive win in Tel Aviv
- Slovenia continue winning start by beating hosts in Konya
- Hosts Slovakia record second win in Levice
- Luxembourg, Andorra move to 2-0 in Tirana

Day 2 Standout Performers:

Skopje: Dorde Curcic (SRB) - 21 PTS / 5 REB / 2 STL
Skopje: Luka Krajinovic (CRO) - 18 PTS / 10 REB / 4 AST
Tel Aviv: Adam Vilen Scherbakov (ISR) - 24 PTS / 6 3PT / 62% FG
Konya: Berke Buyuktuncel (TUR) - 19 PTS / 7 REB / 4 STL
Konya: Hubert Lalak (POL) - 8 PTS / 11 AST / 6 STL
Levice: David Novak (SVK) - 16 PTS / 14 REB / 3 STL / 2 BLK
Levice: Mark Paar (HUN) - 19 PTS / 6 REB / 5 AST
Tirana: Miguel Marti Chamorro (AND) - 19 PTS / 11 REB / 3 STL / 2 BLK

Skopje Challenger:

Group A

5/15 games played

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Spain	2	2	0	100		158	107	51	79	53.5	4
2	Serbia	2	2	0	100		177	160	17	88.5	80	4
3	Croatia	2	1	1	50.0		190	163	27	95	81.5	3
4	Germany	2	0	2	0		143	175	-32	71.5	87.5	2
5	North Macedonia	1	0	1	0		77	108	-31	77	108	1
6	Georgia	1	0	1	0		42	74	-32	42	74	1

Gameday 2 results: Serbia moved to 2-0 as they came from as many as 11 points down to edge out Croatia in an 86-82 triumph having turned things around in the third quarter. Spain also recorded their second win in convincing fashion with Papa Bartolome and Guillermo Diaz Graham netting 19 points apiece in the 84-65 victory over Germany, while North Macedonia held on down the stretch to overcome Georgia, 69-66, in a dramatic finish.

Tel Aviv Challenger:

Group B

6/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Israel	2	2	0	100	202	138	64	101	69	4
2	Greece	2	1	1	50.0	154	168	-14	77	84	3
3	Estonia	2	1	1	50.0	158	150	8	79	75	3
4	Lithuania	2	1	1	50.0	156	169	-13	78	84.5	3
5	France	2	1	1	50.0	143	143	0	71.5	71.5	3
6	Portugal	2	0	2	0	135	180	-45	67.5	90	2

Gameday 2 results: Estonia produced an impressive display to record a memorable 75-65 triumph over France with their lead having peaked at 24 points during the contest behind an all-round team effort. Meanwhile, Lithuania pulled clear in the second half for an 85-69 win against Greece with Israel turning on the style to beat Portugal 102-67 in a dominant performance to conclude the second day.

Konya Challenger:

Group C

6/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Slovenia	2	2	0	100	158	111	47	79	55.5	4
2	Poland	2	1	1	50.0	151	142	9	75.5	71	3
3	Russia	2	1	1	50.0	127	125	2	63.5	62.5	3
4	Turkey	2	1	1	50.0	148	148	0	74	74	3
5	Czech Republic	2	1	1	50.0	126	108	18	63	54	3
6	Latvia	2	0	2	0	86	162	-76	43	81	2

Gameday 2 results: Slovenia are the only unbeaten side remaining in Konya as they used a strong third quarter as a platform for their 74-67 victory over hosts, Turkey with five players in double figures. Poland were just as dominant in the third as they poured in 34 points to bounce back from an opening loss in beating Russia, 77-61, while Czech Republic also registered their first win by comfortably beating Latvia, 78-42.

Levice Challenger:

Group D

2/3 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Hungary	2	1	1	50.0	146	143	3	73	71.5	3
2	Bulgaria	1	1	0	100	82	51	31	82	51	2
3	Ireland	1	0	1	0	61	95	-34	61	95	1

Group E

4/6 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Slovakia	2	2	0	100	146	130	16	73	65	4
2	Ukraine	2	1	1	50.0	162	147	15	81	73.5	3
3	Romania	2	1	1	50.0	150	145	5	75	72.5	3
4	Switzerland	2	0	2	0	146	182	-36	73	91	2

Gameday 2 results: Ireland opened their campaign, but were unable to make a winning start in Group D as Hungary improved to 1-1 with a strong showing as they prevailed 95-61. Slovakia picked up their second win on home soil as David Novak tallied a double-double of 16 points and 14 rebounds to help his side overcome Romania, 67-57, while Ukraine recorded a more convincing 89-68 victory over Switzerland.

Tirana Challenger:

Group F

2/3 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Albania	2	1	1	50.0	144	136	8	72	68	3
2	Kosovo	1	1	0	100	85	62	23	85	62	2
3	Moldova	1	0	1	0	51	82	-31	51	82	1

Group G

4/6 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Luxembourg	2	2	0	100	166	88	78	83	44	4
2	Andorra	2	2	0	100	137	108	29	68.5	54	4
3	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	94	131	-37	47	65.5	2
4	Malta	2	0	2	0	102	172	-70	51	86	2

Gameday 2 results: Albania bounced back from their opening defeat as they eased past Moldova in an 82-51 victory, aided by 39 turnovers from their opponents. In Group G, Miguel Marti Chamorro posted 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Andorra to a 75-57 success over Malta and were joined on a 2-0 record by Luxembourg, who saw off Gibraltar for a 69-43 victory.

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