What does Spain need in basketball to go to the Games? Dates and opponents in the semi-finals and final of the pre-Olympic Games
Spain already knows its opponent for the semi-finals of the pre-Olympic Games. Finland qualified second in Group B after beating Poland (88-89) this Thursday in La Fontete. and will meet the national team on Saturday (20:30). for a place in the final in Valencia. The Bahamas will also face Lebanon in another match on Saturday (15:30). The winners will meet in the final on Sunday (20:30) for one of the four remaining tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Finns who call themselves susidjengi (Wolf Pack), came back from an impossible game to win and move forward. Let’s see. They found themselves on the ropes early in the final period, down 14 points (76-62).. And not just because of the result, but because of the feeling that the duel was in Poland’s hands. He had to push, and his opponent would fall off the cliff. But it was an act of faith. Let’s see if we can find the end of the yellow brick road… and they found it, oh my, they found it!
Partial score 17-29 in the last 10 minutes.. 15 of these points were received from Alexander Madsen (18th place overall)who played the final stretch with MoraBanc Andorra this season. However, it was Edon Maxhouni who hit a three that changed the score: 86-87 with 60 seconds left in the game. Madsen made it 88-89 from the free throw line. A.J. Slaughter missed and gave Poland the victory.
The remarkable comeback is also based on the large number of Finnish fans who have come to Valencia. Spain will have two rivals: on the pitch against an opponent who never gives up a single match for losing (the Bahamas had to kill him many times to make him give in), and in the stands.
Lebanon surprises
Lebanon lost Monday in their pre-Olympic debut by 45 points against Spain (59-104). Angola lost by just 8 to a team that had to work hard to get rid of an opponent who used their inner strength to put the tournament host in many difficulties. Logic dictated that the Africans would have no trouble getting rid of the Asians this Thursday… but logic failed.
The Lebanese defeated the Angolans (70-74)with heavy legs due to having spent only 18 hours with the Spaniards. It was the game of Spellman, who with 22 points and 13 rebounds with a PIR of 28 withstood the attacks of the opponent in the first half, which were going badly and who were behind by 11 at the break (24-35). However, in the third quarter, Angola managed to turn the score around: the score was 21-9 and took the lead before the final period (45-44). Then Darwich became the leader of Asia with 9 points and three threes, which gave him +8 (62-70) with two minutes left. The last attempts of Angola led to nothing, and Lebanon goes to the semifinals, where the Bahamas are waiting.
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