The men's Ukraine national basketball team concluded their performance at the U-18 European Championship in Division B by defeating Finland in the final game of the tournament with a score of 67:65. This is reported by 'Glavkom' citing FBU.
The Ukrainian team led for most of the game but allowed the opponent to pull ahead in the fourth quarter. In a tense final part, Ukraine managed to secure victory: with 64 seconds left in the game, the decisive shot was made by Ilya Gogulenko, who set the final score of the match.
U-18 European Championship. Men, Division B
Piteshti, Romania
Ukraine – Finland 67:65 (21:12, 15:22, 13:17, 18:14)
Ukraine: Leskiv 9 + 5 assists, Belous 6, Synik 6 + 5 rebounds, Gogulenko 5 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists, Ryzhkov 4 – starter, Trofimov 20 + 8 rebounds, Zmeevskiy 6, Zhitenyev 5, Manets 2, Shepel 2, Zigelshiffer 2, Tretyak 0.
The best player in this game was Andriy Trofimov, who scored 20 points and made 8 rebounds (RE 22).
The Ukrainian team took 17th place in the tournament, winning three out of seven matches.
Extended squad of the Ukrainian basketball team
Guards
- Oleksandr Kovlyar, Buducnost, Montenegro (first coach Volodymyr Ponyko)
- Vitaliy Zotov, Jonava, Lithuania (first coach Tatiana Zotova)
- Isuf Sanon, VEF, Latvia (first coach Irina Nasedkina)
- Ilya Tyrtyshnyk, OraSi Ravenna, Italy (first coaches Irina Ryabukha, Andriy Denik)
- Maxim Shulha, Boston Celtics, USA (first coach Lesia Poluyakhtova)
- Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk, Utah Jazz, USA (first coach Oleksandr Molchanov)
- Mikhail Bublik, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Lyudmyla Koval)
Let us remind you that the coaching staff of the Ukrainian national basketball team, led by head coach Ainars Bagatskis, has determined the extended roster of the national team for the upcoming matches.
The Ukraine U-18 basketball team won the final match against Finland and finished 17th in the European Championship. Head coach Ainars Bagatskis has already decided on the extended squad for future competitions.