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The Lithuanian women’s basketball team walks down the glass path.
Under the leadership of Mantas Šernius, the team’s chances of entering the 2021 European Championship became very fragile after the second loss in Group E.
On Thursday in Istanbul, Gabija Meškonytė and Laura Juškaitė each scored 15 points, and Justė Jocytė, 14, added 6.
The Lithuanian team scored points: Gabija Meškonytė (7/11 dvit.) And Laura Juškaitė (5 cameras intercepted, 5 errors) after 15, Gintarė Petronytė and Eglė Šikšniūtė after 9, Kamilė Nacickaitė 7, Justė Jocytė and Laura Miškinienė (10 rev. Ch.) After 6, Gabrielė Šulskė 4 (5th ed.).
By the way, it coincided so much that while J. Jocyte was in the square for 14 minutes, the Lithuanians scored 20 points more than the Serbs.
However, the Lithuanian team made a mistake up to 22 times, and during the match they got into two deep holes: 0:17 in the second half and 0:13 in the third.
Already midway through the second half, the Lithuanians, who were 19 points behind, stalled in attack, scoring just 3 of three points out of 15 during the match.
The Serbs made 10 of 24 long shots, three times from distance, with the most successful players Aleksandra Crvendakič (19 points) and Sonja Vasič (15). The naturalized American Yvonne Anderson, who debuted with the Serbian national team, scored 13 points and had 7 assists.
Since 2015, Lithuanians have not been included in the European championships, which have been lost only once since the beginning of the restoration of independence (2003), and in 1997 they won gold.
Now in the group E selection competition our team is still third.
In the first match, the Lithuanian basketball players crushed Albania 108: 43 in Kėdainiai, but then lost 51:74 to Turkey and now to Serbia.
The best Serbian basketball players in the group have beaten Turkey 59:56 and crushed Albania by 105 points (139: 34) to announce their absence from the playoffs.
Due to the pandemic, FIBA grouped the competition in several cities in November, and the Lithuanians had to travel to the “bubble” of Istanbul. The Turks with the Serbs will continue to play there on Saturday.
The winners of nine groups and the top five teams in second place will move up to the 2021 European Championship, so Lithuania’s remaining matches in February next year at home with Turkey and away with Serbia may not be saved.
Although there are no superstars in both teams, the Serbian team became European champions in 2015 and won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2019 European Championships.
The match will take place in Istanbul starting at 5 pm. permanent 15 minutes portal.
Fourth trimester
40 min. The match was lost at 71:82.
38 min. The defense does not allow to catch up: the Serbs shot the thirteenth point (of 23), and each time there is less time. 67:81. We will not avoid a second defeat.
37 min. Lithuanians struggle from the last, but it is still not possible to cross the double-digit difference. 63:75.
35 min. E.Šikšniūtė 4 points in a row. In the Turkish league, the highest score 18 points each, but in this match they have 6 points. 60:70.
33 min. J. Jocytė scored his own first three points and the team’s third. Justė plays bravely, G.Petronytė became more and more powerful under the basket and managed to narrow the gap – 56:68.
Third quarter
30 minutes. L.Juškaitė scored the second team from three points (2/11) after the transfer of J.Jocytė. Only this is of little comfort. 49:66 after three halves.
29 min. There are already 18 mistakes in the Lithuanian circle, and the gap continues to grow 44:64.
27 min. The errors flooded again, which the Serbs are turning into points. After a 0:10 lightning strike in just over a minute, a huge gap again 44:61.
25 min. J. Jocytė scored the first points: it’s a colón with a foul. When G.Meškonytė contributed two big breakthroughs, the difference decreased to 44:51.
23 min. G.Petronytė scored 5 points in a row, but his team is falling behind 34:47.
21 min. The Lithuanian team is very short on points. For veteran team leader Gintare Petronyte, this is a tough match so far. You haven’t earned any points yet. 27:43.
Second half
20 minutes. After the sinkhole 0:17 we are behind in the second half 27:39.
K.Nacickaitė (7), L.Miškinienė and L.Juškaitė (6 each) scored the most points for the Lithuanian team during the first half of the match. The Lithuanians made only 3 successful passes and made mistakes 13 times. 1 point out of 6 hits.
19 min. Lithuanians suffer the most from Serbian forward Aleksandra Cervendakic. J. Jocytė’s friend from Vilerbana ASVEL already has 15 points.
18 min. The first Lithuanian triple of K. Nacickaitė. 23:37. Before that, ours had thrown five triples.
17 min. Tragic stretch for the Lithuanian team – 0:17. Within minutes, the Lithuanians received such a blow, after which there is almost no chance of recovering. 18:37.
15 minutes. The Lithuanians lost all 3 triples, the Serbs scored 4 out of 10. Such is the difference in the score after two long shots in a row: 18:30.
14 min. The Lithuanian team has already made a mistake 9 times. Too many gifts in such an important party.
13 min. L.Juškaitė seized the ball for the second time and runs towards a quick attack. But Lithuania is lagging behind 18:24.
The first half
10 minutes. After the first quarter, the balance: 14:14.
10 minutes. Laura Juškaitė joined the game with great success. After their 4-point series, Lithuania invaded 14:12.
8 min. Justė Jocytė appeared in the square. For the 14-year-old talent, this is the second official match for the Lithuanian team.
8 min. Lithuania earns points every few minutes, but see that they are two successful attacks in a row – 8:11.
7 min. Sanja Vasič has already scored 7 points and the Lithuanian attacks stall. 4:11
4 min. K. Nacickaitė scored the first Lithuanian points with two points, after Lithuania’s first six shots that did not score. G.Meškonytė immediately added two points and the Lithuanians did not allow the Serbs to escape – Four. Five.
1 minute. Yavonne Anderson, a 30-year-old American who has never played in Serbia (currently plays with G. Petonyte at the Venice Club) but has acquired Serbian citizenship, made his debut for the Serbian national team.
Five starts for the Lithuanian team: Gabrielė Šulskė, Gabija Meškonytė, Kamilė Nacickaitė, Laura Miškinienė, Gintarė Petronytė.
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