Battle for the fifth place in the European U20 Championship: Lithuania – Czech Republic

by times news cr

2024-07-21 12:10:35

Our fight for medals was ended by the Greeks (82:87), and the Czechs’ march towards the medals was stopped by the Belgians (68:78). We remind you that both national teams fell at the quarter-final stage.

In the first match, the Lithuanians defeated the Spanish national team (82:73) in the fight for the 5th-8th places, while the Czechs narrowly beat the hosts of the tournament, Poland, 79:78.

In the previous stages, the Lithuanians, coached by Laimon Eglinsk, defeated the Icelanders, Montenegrins and Turks, and lost against the Slovenians, who will play in the final, and the Greeks.

Meanwhile, the Czechs lost all three matches of the group stage – falling against Israel, Germany and Italy, but at the beginning of the playoffs they laid the Serbs, which led to the Czech young basketball players fighting for higher positions in the championships. After that, the Czechs fell to the Belgians, but beat the Poles.

Forward Paulius Murauskas, who is the most productive and useful player of the U20 national team, is leading Lithuania forward in this championship.

Saint Mary’s Gaels University striker collects 16.3 points (64.9% doubles, 27.8% triples, 74.1% penalties), 10.8 rebounds, Averaged 2.7 assists and 22.2 assists.

Meanwhile, Jakub Nečas plays the best in the Czech national team. The forward is the most productive player of the European Championship, who scores 17.2 points (52.3% doubles, 33.3% triples, 94.7% penalties), grabs 8.3 balls and accumulates an average of 18 ,3 utility points.

2024-07-21 12:10:35

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