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There are many examples of Estonians who can behave like Italians in the Tallinn arena.
The bearded Estonian, sitting on the statistics monitor, rocked his chair three times, once climbed onto the table, shook his friend once, and jumped a dozen more times after the successful attacks by the hosts.
They were led by an emotional 19-year-old who had competed on the Kaunas “Žalgiris” youth and men’s teams for the past two years, but was loaned to Prienai and ultimately decided to go to the NCAA in the summer.
“It feels great, trust me. I saw my first coach in the stands, we talked a little. There were emotions and some tears. This is important for all of Estonia, ”Kerras Kriisa spoke about the victory against Lithuania, organizing such a performance, after which even Lithuanians who had seen a lot were surprised.
VIDEO: Kerras Kriisa punished the Lithuanians with precise pitches: “Believe me, I feel great.”
“He gave a concert,” said Lithuanian national team coach Darius Maskoliūnas.
VIDEO: Darius Maskoliūnas: “It is impossible to compare this match with the Belgians”
“We have become a star of the crisis”, shouts Marius Grigonis.
VIDEO: Marius Grigonis: “Shame”
“It just came to our attention then. nail, – Mantas Kalnietis said about the young Estonian. “I haven’t seen him play much, but this time, with his arrogant passing and decisions, he severely damaged our defense.”
VIDEO: Kalnietis blankets was happy to return to the parquet
What Rokas Jokubaitis, an Estonian friend and partner, said cannot be repeated after K. Krisis himself after the game. “I can’t say it, but it wasn’t beautiful,” smiled the Estonian basketball player
The son of former Estonian national team player Valmas Kriisa in 29 minutes. He scored 26 points, matched 8 points from three points out of 12. The Estonian player made 7 assists, scoring a total of 33 utility points, double the most useful Lithuanian basketball players Marius Grigonis and Laurynas Birutis.
“Usually when you hit the first shot, you feel more confident. I told myself that if I lost, it might take some calming down, but I managed to hit him, “said K. Krisa.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Once Crisis
Also, K. Kriisa started the whole team with emotions.
Estonian basketball players have only moved up to the European championship three times in 1993, 2001 and 2015 (Lithuania: 12 times in a row since 1995).
But this time, the players trained by Finn Jukka Toijala played better, which is not surprising, because they have been training since May, when the Lithuanians met in mid-July, and more importantly, more fights.
“We played normally in the attack, but the Estonians were more committed, they showed more desire, the most important thing was their energy and rebounds,” said M. Kalnietis.
“Estonians have shown greater desire. Sure, we allow a lot of bouncing, and somehow we look through our fingers. Of course, we are upset and sad,” said Edgar Ulanov.
VIDEO: Edgar Ulanov: “Estonians showed more desire from the first minutes”
The Estonians won the fight for the ball 48:42, and in the attack grabbed the ball 19 times, thereby dwarfing the taller Lithuanians.
Our most trusted pitchers passed this time, with M. Grigonis hitting just 1 of 9, and Eimantas Bendius hitting 1 of 8. But the point was not in the shots on the basket, but in the fight, where Janari Joesaar of Manresa, from 1998 cm tall, 13 Sanderis Raieste rebounded, who played for the Baskonia youth team, scored 9 points and added 17 points.
“I think at one point, when it was difficult at the end of the third quarter and at the beginning of the fourth, we bounced the ball and took it several times. We had a difficult time when we resisted and broke the match, ”emphasized Siimas Sander Vene, another leader of the Estonian team and former player of Žalgiris, who this time scored 13 points.
VIDEO: Siim-Sander Vene, former resident of Žalgiris, was happy with the match won
S.S.Vene even donated her honeymoon. The Estonian, who got married this summer, came to the Estonian national team camp and then explained modestly: “What will you do? When you are a captain, you have to sacrifice something. The wife understands it.
Speaking Lithuanian after the match, the 29-year-old Estonian, who has lived in Kaunas for almost a decade, said the victory against the Lithuanians should become a good boost.
Kriisa also agreed with him: “We have many young talents, many young players, I think we are the youngest among European teams in terms of average age. And if we beat Lithuania, a very strong team, then everything is fine, our basketball player is in good hands. “
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Time of the match
At the time, it was a bad afternoon for the Lithuanian national team, which the victory against Latvia on Saturday would help to forget.
In addition to its NBA and Euroleague players, the Latvian national team, coached by Robert Štelmaher, who attended the tournament, watched Lithuanian and Estonian matches from the arena.
“We have to draw conclusions and rehabilitate, because many Lithuanian fans have come,” said E. Ulanov.
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