On Monday, our women’s national team played the first game of the games of the small States of Europe. Against Cyprus, our national team was able to grab a win in a very intense game, the final score was 78:70.
Our national team had a good start into the game and led by 6 points (23:17) after the first quarter. However, Luxembourg trailed 36:42 at the break after the opponent went on a big run in the second quarter. In a thrilling second half, Luxembourg managed to make big plays in the end and finally won the game by 8 points.
Amanda Cahill (23 points), Anne Simon (17), Esmeralda Skrijelj (13) and Ehi Etute (12) scored in double digits for team Luxembourg.
The game stats:
The program of our 5vs5 teams:
Women (5vs5)
Monday:
–> Luxembourg – Cyprus 78:70
Tuesday:
12:15 Luxembourg – Montenegro
Thursday:
16:45 Luxembourg – Malta
Men (5vs5)
Monday:
15:15 Luxembourg – Cyprus
Tuesday:
14:30 Luxembourg – Montenegro
Thursday
19:00 Luxembourg – Malta
–> The semi finals will be played on Friday, the finals and the games for 3rd place will be played on Saturday