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In the selection for the European Championship, the Lithuanian team (1/2) survived another difficult fight and this time 76:80 (22:21, 24:17, 13:22, 17:20) received a blow from the Danes (1/2).
In group C, the Belgian team (3/0) leads, and after equal victories and defeats, the Czechs, Lithuanians and the Danes themselves now have it.
Eimantas Bendžius, Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Tomas Dimša allowed the Lithuanians to start the match with more success (10: 2), and opponents’ attempts to get close were rejected – 16: 9. Arnas Velička threw fines, Marekas Blaževičius also seized the opportunities , but on the other side of the field we saw several triples, which softened the result – 18:20. Mathias Christensen was unstoppable from afar, weighed the result, but M.Blaževičius tried to regain the advantage in favor of Lithuania with fines – 22:21.
History repeated itself and the Lithuanians regained the lead (30:21), and D. Gailius still hit from afar, but Denmark prepared a 7: 0 stage and came close – 28:34. Laurynas Birutis fines reached the goal, T. Dimša hit a pair of 3-pointers, so the difference grew again – 44:35. Regimantas Miniotas responded to Gabriel Lundberg’s triple with two points, and after the second quarter Lithuania led 46:38.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the team’s attacks stalled and the Danes did not let the Lithuanians go ahead (43:48). Sylvester Berg charged the ball from above, G. Lundberg also struck and Denmark surpassed the result with a penalty: 51:50. M.Blaževičius gave Lithuania the lead back, but only for a short time – Mathias Christensen was right – 53:52. Until the last seconds, the result fluctuated in both directions, and before the fourth quarter, the Lithuanians lagged behind – 59:60.
The Lithuanians could not score more than three minutes until Mantas Kalnietis hit from distance – 62:64. D.Gailius weighed the result, but soon the aforementioned player received a non-sports foul. G.Lundberg threw the fines (66:65), and soon the Danes took the lead 73:67. R.Miniotas and D.Gailius reduced the difference, who scored free throws (71:73) and took the result himself – 73:73.
M. Kalnietis added a penalty, while Jonas Zohore restored the lead to the Danes with a throw-in – 76:74. J.Mačiulis compared the result a minute ago, but after a minute break, G. Lundbergas added a painful shot from under the basket – 78:76. M. Kalnietis shot beyond the field, and D. Gailius was fouled, which ultimately led to the Danish victory – 80:76.
Lithuania: Deividas Gailius 16, Tomas Dimša 15, Marekas Blaževičius 10 (4/4 d.), Regimantas Miniotas 8 (5 rev. Ch.), Arnas Velička 6 (4 rev. Rep.), Eimantas Bendžius (6 rev. And Mindaugas Kuzminskas – 5 each.
Denmark: Gabriel Lundberg 28 (7th rev., 4 res.), Mathias Bak Christensen 13 (3/4 trit.), Jonas Zohore and Adam Darboe (1/4 trit.) – 8 each.
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