The main creators of victory “blue and yellow” became the center Vyacheslav Kravtsov and defender Sergey gladyrya, who returned to the team after a three year break. He dominated in the paint, converting on 6 of 7 shots from the game, and the gladyrya reminded of his sniping abilities by a ring 4 of 8 three-point attempts.
The first half of the match, the team of Evgeny Murzin won with a 19-point advantage but after the break the Swedes added to the defense and was able to reduce the gap to eight points. However, a full-fledged comeback it was not.
Five players of the Ukrainian team scored double-digit points, and top efficiency this evening was focused on the gladyrya, beavers and Lukashov.
Sweden — Ukraine 76:84 (22:25, 12:28, 19:16, 23:13)
Sweden: Cherepovich (26), Hakansson (13 + 5 rebounds), V. Kadefors (12 + 5 rebounds + 4 assists).
Ukraine: Kravtsov (17 + 4 rebounds), gladyrya (16 + 4 assists), Lukashov (11 + 4 assists), beavers (10), Mishula (10+3 assists).
On November 26 at the Palace of sports team of Ukraine will host the Turks also victorious in the opening qualifier.
Turkey – Latvia 85:73 (14:20, 23:14, 30:20, 18:19)
Standings: Turkey, Ukraine 2, Sweden, and Latvia – 1.
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