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August 2021
30 Karl Markus Poom (EST)
04/08/2021
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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 ESP Spain 2 2 0 100   158 107 51 79 53.5 4
2 SRB Serbia 2 2 0 100   177 160 17 88.5 80 4
3 CRO Croatia 2 1 1 50.0   190 163 27 95 81.5 3
4 GER Germany 2 0 2 0   143 175 -32 71.5 87.5 2
5 MKD North Macedonia 1 0 1 0   77 108 -31 77 108 1
6 GEO 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 ISR Israel 2 2 0 100 202 138 64 101 69 4
2 GRE Greece 2 1 1 50.0 154 168 -14 77 84 3
3 EST Estonia 2 1 1 50.0 158 150 8 79 75 3
4 LTU Lithuania 2 1 1 50.0 156 169 -13 78 84.5 3
5 FRA France 2 1 1 50.0 143 143 0 71.5 71.5 3
6 POR 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 SLO Slovenia 2 2 0 100 158 111 47 79 55.5 4
2 POL Poland 2 1 1 50.0 151 142 9 75.5 71 3
3 RUS Russia 2 1 1 50.0 127 125 2 63.5 62.5 3
4 TUR Turkey 2 1 1 50.0 148 148 0 74 74 3
5 CZE Czech Republic 2 1 1 50.0 126 108 18 63 54 3
6 LAT 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 HUN Hungary 2 1 1 50.0 146 143 3 73 71.5 3
2 BUL Bulgaria 1 1 0 100 82 51 31 82 51 2
3 IRL 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 SVK Slovakia 2 2 0 100 146 130 16 73 65 4
2 UKR Ukraine 2 1 1 50.0 162 147 15 81 73.5 3
3 ROU Romania 2 1 1 50.0 150 145 5 75 72.5 3
4 SUI 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 ALB Albania 2 1 1 50.0 144 136 8 72 68 3
2 KOS Kosovo 1 1 0 100 85 62 23 85 62 2
3 MDA 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 LUX Luxembourg 2 2 0 100 166 88 78 83 44 4
2 AND Andorra 2 2 0 100 137 108 29 68.5 54 4
3 GIB Gibraltar 2 0 2 0 94 131 -37 47 65.5 2
4 MLT 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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