The Ukrainian U-16 cadet team began its performances at the European Championship with a victory. In their first match against the Danish team, the team won with a score of 82:73. In the next stage, the Ukrainian athletes will face the Netherlands, which also started the tournament with a victory, defeating Kosovo 61:57.
The match Netherlands - Ukraine will be broadcast on the FIBA YouTube channel. The game starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.
The opening tour showed that the group in which our team is located is quite equal, so a tense struggle is expected in every match. The winner will be determined by small details.
In the Ukrainian team, notable performances were shown by Dmytro Datsenko and Yevhen Tatunchak, who scored 25 points each, and Tatunchak also grabbed 16 rebounds. For the Netherlands, the best player in the opening match was Sky Bergens with 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
The teams of Ukraine and the Netherlands rarely meet at the U-16 European Championships. However, in 2017, the Netherlands outperformed the Ukrainians with a score of 55:48. The Netherlands has significant experience in this tournament, reaching the top 8 several times in recent years.
Unfortunately, the Ukrainian women's youth team lost in their match against Serbia at the European Championship in Division B. It is also worth noting the result of the Ukrainian men's team, which lost in a match against Switzerland in the pre-qualification for the 2027 World Championship.