Finland lost to the European Championship in Hungary on the away field 50-80. Finland had to rely too much on Awak Kuier. In practice, the major number of Finnish losses buried the European Championships in Finland.
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The Finnish women’s basketball team got a cold ride in the European qualifying match against Hungary. Finland lost to Nelonen of the previous European Championships with a score of 80-50.
In particular, Finland’s loss of balls became the sorrow of Finland. Finland lost the ball in the match as much as 22 times.
In the match, Hungary moved to the driver’s place immediately during the opening period. Hungary won it with a score of 20-8. All points in Finland made in the opening period Awak Kuier. Finland’s number one name scored a total of 15 points in the match.
AWAK KUIER HARD RETURN AT ITALY OF THE INTEREST Dorka Juhasz Pissed 14 points and took 11 rebounds. The 193-cent Juhasz was recently awarded the most valuable player in the European Euroleague’s Ykkössa Series in January. For Finland, the bad thing was also as many as 208 centimeters Bernadett Hatar.
– Hungary’s experience was visible. Their big players are European elite and very experienced players. They are able to block the basket base. It caused us ball losses. On both ends, rebounds at both ends had a strength, Ilkka Palviainen, head coach of Finland, explained the causes of the defeat for Sports.
37-year-old gambler Yvonne Turner He also fired 16 points to Hungary, took 5 rebounds and gave 5 passes to the basket. For example, the American -born Turner CV has, for example, the winner of the European Unit Statistics in the 2016-2017 season.
In a home match in Helsinki, Finland played from winning until the last minute. At that time, Turner was not yet in Hungary’s strength.
-The unifying factor was that in both Hungary games we had trouble in the offensive end. Now Hungary got liberating baskets and intermittent charm. With Turner, the Hungarian quarterback department improved so much that it could not be hit as much as in Helsinki, Palviainen described.
The head coach admits that Finland had to lean over Hungary on Thursday to rely too much on Awak Kuier, who made Finland’s first ten points. He longed for the same aggression from his team as he saw in the last quarter. It took Finland with a score of 20-17.
“The good things in the last quarter were through the fact that all players on the field were trying to be aggressive,” Palviainen said.
Finnish European Championships in practice for crushing
The match was practically a forced win for both teams. Next summer’s European Championships will qualify for only 12 countries. Four organ organizers can be reached directly to the Games. Thus, only the winners of the qualifying rounds can be reached from each eight qualifiers. The top four of the block will qualify for the race.
Finland is third in the qualifying round. Finland will meet in its last qualifying game on Sunday on Slovenia’s away field.
In practice, a high-profile Hungary defeat buried Finland’s chances of getting to the European Championship next summer. Finland has won two games and lost three in consuming qualifiers. Profits have come from Bulgaria both at home and in the guests.
The Finnish women’s basketball team was last in the European Championships in 1987.
To what extent did this Hungary game give a real picture of the Finnish level at the moment?
– This was the best today. I do not believe that this single match reflects any entity in a good or bad direction. It is quite certain that we still have a couple of steps to be taken to play against the sharpest tip in Europe, Palviainen describes.