U22 European Championships
Adana, Turkey
02 - 11 July 2008
Great Britain 56 - France 25
GB won its final game of the
championships today against France. Our numbers were dwindling with Simon &
Robbie sidelined & Lee injured yesterday after a fall.
1st quarter - 16 - 5. We started Matt, Helen, Nat, Kyle & Tom. The players
looked lethargic, partly tired from yesterday & partly due to playing the same
team again & nothing to play for. After a slow start we did get going through
Matt.
Scorers - Matt 12, Kyle 4
2nd quarter - 6 - 6. As yesterday, following changes to the line up, our scoring
dried up & both teams managed only 6 points each
Scorers - Terry 4, Kyle & Laurie 2 each
3rd quarter 14 - 11. The French made a come back & played some good offence. Our
younger players defensive experience showed.
Scorers - Helen 6, Kyle 7, Maddie 1 from the freethrow line
4th quarter 20 - 3. We played our best basketball in this quarter, once again we
wanted to get everyone on the scoresheet. Nat made a couple of baskets half way
through the quarter & the only person left was Tom. After missing a number of
shots, then receiving the ball with just seconds left, he made a 3 on the
buzzer.
Scorers - Kyle 5, Matt & Natt 4, Lauriie & Harry 2 & Tom 3
A disappointing tournament in the circumstances but a good experience for the
younger players & something for us to build on for the future
Haj Bhania - Head Coach