On Wednesday, our U18 girls played the third game of the European Championship (Division B), it was the last game of the group phase. The FLBB squad was able to beat Austria 73:64 and with this victory, Luxembourg finishes the group first and qualified for the quarter finals (top 8 teams).
Etute and Hamalainen helped Luxembourg take a quick 17:4 lead to start the game. However, Austria reacted and had a 46:41 lead at the break. In a close game, Luxembourg was able to build the decisive lead in the final minutes of the game and finally won this important match.
Isa Hamlainen led Luxembourg with 28 points, Ehi Etute added a big double double (19 points, 22 rebounds) to help the FLBB squad win the group. Congratulations to our ladies and the staff!
game stats –> game stats Austria – Luxembourg
Coaching staff:
„We started the game really good, but Austria didn’t give up easily. It was a head to head game almost until the end.
Our girls continuously succeed to overcome the obstacles and find solutions to solve the situation.
We are proud of the team as a collective.
By finishing first in the group we proved again that we can play good basketball and put once again Luxemburg on the basketball map between the big countries. »
Results of the group:
Greece – Luxembourg 62:63
Romania – Luxembourg 82:92 (overtime)
Austria – Luxembourg 64:73
The quarter finals start on Friday, Luxembourg will face Slovakia at 14:30!
Live stream —> Live stream quarter finals
You can vote for Ehi Etute to become the MVP of the tournament here –> Vote for MVP
