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24/08/2014
100-64 (14-17, 26-11, 30-18, 30-18)
Arena Koszalin/Koszalin
Poland went top of Group C on Sunday thanks to an impressive 100-64 triumph over Luxembourg at home, in Day 5 action in the EuroBasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round.
The Polish have improved to 4-1 but are not assured of qualification to the big event, as both Austria and Germany stand at 3-2 and everything will be determined on the final day.
Luxembourg, who have dropped to 0-5 in the group, came out on Sunday with the intention to make a stand and surprised their hosts as they jumped to a 17-14 lead at the end of the opening quarter.
The route of the game however changed direction for good in the second frame, as Poland got valuable contributions from their bench players and dominated on the glass with an iron fist, out-rebounding their guests 45 to 21 at the end.
Poland used a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter, which Aaron Cel capped off from close range 3:16 from the half-time buzzer, to claim a 29-19 lead.
The resilient Luxembourg side managed to contain somewhat the hosts in the remainder of the first half and Poland went into the locker rooms leading 40-28.
But Poland stepped on the gas midway through the third to enter the final frame with a 70-46 lead and a Michal Michalak triple with 5:02 left in the fourth raised the gap to its highest value all night, 87-51.
All 12 players on the Polish squad saw playing time and wrote their name on the scoreboard, with Szymon Szewczyk leading the way with his 17 points and Adam Waczynski adding 13.
For Luxembourg, Alexandre Rodenbourg finished with 14 points in defeat.
Franck Meriguet, Head Coach Luxembourg
"We played a good game. Before the game the final score was known. We have our own goals - we want to improve game by game. I'm pleased with the first quarter."
Tom Schumacher, Luxembourg
"I think we had a very good first quarter. They made turnovers, we had easy baskets from that. We knew that in the second half they would take their advantage near the basket. They shot a lot of three pointers later too. When they started to hit shots, it was hard for us in defence."
Mike Taylor, Head Coach Poland
"I'm really pleased with the result. We got off to a slow start and made some mistakes in the first half. I'm happy that we adjusted in the second half. They had nothing to lose and played free and really attacked us. Our teamwork was excellent."
Adam Hrycaniuk, Poland
"We were very optimistic before the game. The start of the game didn't show that. We had a lot of respect for Luxembourg. We had to show our advantage on the court. We have one more game to play. Today everyone had a chance to play and got their points."
Mercredi 20 août 2014
19h30 Luxembourg - Austria (game C/7) 71-80 (29-24, 14-18, 20-24, 8-14)
Austria pulled away from their hosts Luxembourg late in the game to clinch an 80-71 win on Day 4 action in Group C of the EuroBasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round.
The Austrians have now improved to 3-1 in the group standings while Luxembourg, despite their great effort, have picked up their fourth defeat in as many games.
Luxembourg gained the lead late in the opening quarter and enjoyed a 39-26 advantage midway through the second frame.
Austria gradually balanced proceedings and used a 6-0 run to claim a 59-53 on a Rasid Mahalbasic lay-up with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter.
Jairo Delgado however reduced to 66-63 at the end of the period with a jumper and everything seemed to indicate the game would go down to the wire.
Enis Murati however was not in the mood for a dramatic finish and scored the first two baskets in the fourth quarter to spark a 12-0 Austrian run, which Moritz Lanegger capped off with a free-throw 3:14 from the final buzzer to give the hosts an unassailable 78-63 lead.
Mahalbasic collected another double-double for Austria, this time of 19 points and 12 rebounds, Murati finished with 14 points and eight boards and Anton Maresch added 13 points.
For Luxembourg, Tom Schumacher had 19 points and Raul Birenbaum added 16 points in defeat.
Jerome Altmann, Assistent Coach Luxembourg
"We lost by only 9 points. We gave all we could, big progress compared to the other games, where we had one good quarter. Today we had half of a bad game, but against a team like Austria, you have to go for 4 full good quarters. We had a good fight today and can leave the court with heads up. Some kind of unlucky, but that is part of the game."
Werner Sallomon, Head Coach Austria
"Very hard fought success, but after the strong game versus Poland, it is for me not a surprise that we mentally were not always present. Maybe some players took it too easy, than you can say what you want as a coach, and nobody’s listening. But I am satisfied with the result, Luxembourg played very well, hit their shots, especially in the first quarter, but than we slowly found our way into the game . Congratulations to Luxembourg for their good game."
Alex Laurent, Luxembourg
"Already in Austria we saw in the second half, with playing good, that we might have a chance, so today we were ready to start the same as we finished there, and in some kind of way we did it and led by 1 point at the half. Some kind of surprise maybe, but we believed in it and fought what we could. After that we wanted to continue, but slowly lost our sense of the game, no more screens, too individually, no more rebounds, they played big and strong under the basket and hit easy shots."
Jozo Rados, Austria
"We started too easy, not concentrated. We underestimated Luxembourg, which is a good team. They played good and strong tonight, they made their shots at the beginning. They gained our respect tonight and we can be lucky we took the game home.
Nach einer langen Vorbereitungsphase werden die U16 Jungen als letzte FLBB Mannschaft ihre Europameisterschaft in Angriff nehmen. Vom 20 bis 30 August findet die U16M Europameisterschaft der Division B dieses Jahr in Strumica/Mazedonien statt.
In der Vorbereitungsphase wurden neben einer ganzen Reihe Trainingseinheiten auch Testspiele gegen die Niederlande und Irland, sowie ein einwöchiges Trainingscamp in Belgien, dazu genutzt um bestmöglich vorbereitet die bevorstehenden Aufgaben anzugehen.
Die FLBB Auswahl hat es in der Gruppenphase mit sehr starken Gegnern wie Belgien, die letztes Jahr noch in der Division A gespielt haben, sowie England, Rumänien, Estland und Schottland zu tun. Gegen die wahrscheinlich körperlich überlegenen Gegner wird die Mannschaft viel Willenskraft, Teamgeist und vollen Einsatz zeigen müssen um bestehen zu können.
20.08 Luxembourg vs Romania (14:15)
21.08 Luxembourg vs Belgium (12:00)
22.08 Luxembourg vs Scotland (14:15)
23.08 Luxembourg vs Estonia (12:00)
24.08 Luxembourg vs England (16:30)
http://u16men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/default.asp
# Name DoB Club
4 Kovac Ben 22.02.2000 Basket Esch
5 Andjelkovic Mihailo 22.10.1998 Sparta Bertrange
6 Germeaux Philippe 21.02.1999 Sparta Bertrange
7 Arend Pit 16.03.1999 Sparta Bertrange
8 Rech Tom 22.10.1998 Amicale Steinsel
9 Wolff Mathis 26.03.1998 Etzella Ettelbruck
10 Arendt Philippe 07.04.1998 Sparta Bertrange
11 Schwartz Pol 30.07.1998 Sparta Bertrange
12 Jacoby Frank 06.04.1999 Résidence Walfer
13 Lessure Bob 25.02.1998 Telstar Hesper
14 Cames Thierry 01.04.1998 Sparta Bertrange
15 Demuth Lou 07.02.2000 Musel Pikes
Head Coach Dziurdzia Mariusz
Assistant Coach Nittler Christian
Physiotherapist Schwartz Nadine
Team Manager Schwartz Fränz
Mesdames, Messieurs,
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Salutations sportives
Einen persönlichen Erfolg und auch ein Erfolg für die Schiedsrichter aus Luxemburg war die Nominierung von Patrick Glod für das diesjährige Finale der U18 Men Europameisterschaft in Sofia.
Zusammen mit Aleksandar Glisic (SRB) und Mehdi Difallah (FRA) konnte sich Patrick Glod beim Finale zwischen der Ukraine und Deutschland 40-64 (6-16/10-11/12-21/12-16) für seine guten Leistungen bestätigt fühlen.
