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Austria’s men will also have to admit defeat in the fourth match of Group F qualifying for Eurobasket 2022. In the Ljubljana “bubble”, coach Korner’s team from Ukraine is just under 67:70.
The Austrian team defended very well from the start and forced their opponents to make many mistakes. The offense didn’t work out well and five attempts in the first quarter were ruled out of the free throw. The first part of the game went to Ukraine at 16:14. In the second quarter, the Ukrainians extended their lead to nine points in the middle of the stage. That was the Austrians’ 10-0 starting shot, who were able to take the lead until the siren was heard.
The Austrians fell asleep early in the third quarter and were eight points behind in just over three minutes. Like the day before against Slovenia, the shot from outside was a weak point for the team. Coach Korner’s quick time-out was taken advantage of and his team returned to two points. With a three, Ukraine made the quarter table of 50:45. In the final stretch, the Austrians forced the rival to lose more ball and with two free throws from Vujosevic Austria put up 53.53. From that moment on it was an open game. The Ukrainians are very prone to errors (a total of 27 turnovers), but the Austrians exploited them very little. They conceded many easy shots (including a total of eleven free throws) and the last three-way attempt also failed. The Austrian team had to admit defeat in this game with 70:67.
Raoul Korner: “Congratulations to Ukraine on their victory. The game was razor’s edge. We had more ball possession than our opponents and in the end we didn’t do it enough. Ukraine was more insensitive and hit the litter in the important phase. It was a step forward for us and we are on the right track. In the next window of the national team we should attack now. “
Thomas Schreiner: “We force our opponents to make a lot of mistakes through our aggressive defense. Unfortunately we dropped too many single points today and the last pitch was not made. “
Benedikt Güttl: “When it comes to pitching, today was not our day and this bitter defeat is well deserved.”
Ukraine vs. Austria 70:67 (16:14, 29:30, 50:45)
ÖBV-Goalscorer: Güttl 16 (personal best in the national team), Vujosevic 15, Mahalbasic 11 (7 rebounds, 9 assists), Ogunsipe 7, Ersek, Lamesic and Schreiner 4 each, Friedrich and Murati 3 each
Presseinfo basketball Austria
30.11.2020
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