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The Lithuanian team won the duel 94:74 (31:16, 18:18, 16:22, 29:19).
PHOTO GALLERY. Basketball game Lithuania – Czech Republic
During Arvydas Sabonis’s monologue training, Darius Maskoliūnas’ students started the match really impressive. Already after the first half, the Lithuanians had an advantage of 16 points.
During the second half, the teams already scored 19 points and it seemed that the intrigue in the Vilnius Avia Solutions Group arena was fading, but the Czech team moved on to the second half of the duel, determined to come back and fight for victory. During the third quarter, the Czechs closed in by seven points, D. Maskoliūnas was forced to call for a two-minute break.
However, the Lithuanian team led by V. Kariniauskas started the decisive quarter with confidence: the player himself scored two points and made a successful pass to Mindaugas Kuzminskis, who scored three points (70:55). Later, after Eimantas Bendžius’s three-point team, the Lithuanians gained a 20-point lead for the first time.
V. Kariniauskas was the obvious leader of the national team throughout the duel: Utena’s “Juventus” player scored 15 points and made 6 effective passes, also perfectly dictating the rhythm of the match.
The national team captain Mantas Kalnietis did not score a single point in the game against the Czechs and made an effective pass. Only M. Kalnietis and Mindaugas Girdžiūnas did not score points in this match.
Eimantas Bendžius played a good game and hit four 3-pointers, scoring a total of 14 points. Gytis Masiulis also took advantage of his opportunities: the forward made all the shots with one hundred percent accuracy and scored 11 points, in addition to adding three rebounds and two assists.
Arnas Butkevičius spent most of his time on the pitch. A. Butkevičius, who played for 26 minutes, was distinguished by efficient positioning and scored a total of eight points.
The Lithuanian team clearly lost the fight for rebounds in attack. The Czechs took 16 balls under the Lithuanian basket, and the Lithuanians took six under the opponent’s basket.
It is true that the comparison of the points scored by the reserve players looks impressive. In the Czech national team, the substitutes scored 23, while at that time the Lithuanians more than doubled: 56.
The twelfth of the team was made up of: Mantas Kalnietis, Šarūnas Vasiliauskas, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas, Arnas Butkevičius, Tomas Dimša, Jonas Mačiulis, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Eimantas Bendžius, Gytis Masiulotas, Laurynas Mini-Masiulotas.
Arnas Velička and Marekas Blaževičius were not registered for the match.
We will add
A decisive battle with the Danish national team awaits in the Lithuanian national team’s selection for the European Championship on Monday. Only Monday’s victory would guarantee a ticket to the Old Continent championships.
The matches in Vilnius will start on Monday at 19:30, watch them live on TV3 on television, as well as on modern television Go3.lt.
MATCH RACE:
Fourth half (94:74)
The Lithuanians will soon be victorious. It remained to be seen what the difference was. There is no more intrigue after E. Bendžius ‘three points and G. Masiulis’ precise penalty kicks.
V. Kariniauskas starts the deciding quarter impressively, earning two points and making a successful transfer to former M. Kuzminskis at the three-point line.
Third half: (65:55)
Tomas Dimša is the most productive in the Lithuanian standings so far, scoring twelve points.
The balls reach M. Kuzminskas more and more, and the basketball player collects the opponent’s fouls and stops taking penalties.
The Czechs start the second half of the game with much more success, with seven points remaining from the advantage of the Lithuanian team.
Second half: (49:33)
Before the long break, D. Maskoliūnas’ army retains the sixteen-point advantage.
A. Butkevičius puts his eighth point in the opponents’ basket and Vaidas Kariniauskas, who returned five years later.
The Lithuanians completely dominate on defense, and in attack the addition of M. Kuzminskas to the national team gives them a 19-point lead.
First half: (31:15)
The Lithuanian national team already have a tangible 16-point lead after the first half.
L. Birutis’s powerful play in the penalty area gives the Lithuanians an advantage, and E. Bendžius adds a three-point foul.
The Lithuanians start the game with two errors in a row and the Czechs respond with five points.
FROM FIVE:
Lithuania: Laurynas Birutis, Eimantas Bendžius, Mantas Kalnietis, Tomas Dimša, Arnas Butkevičius.
Czech Republic: Martinas Peterka, Jaromiras Bohačikas, Vojtechas Hrubanas, Jakubas Sirina, Martinas Krizas.
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