Youth European Championship: Israel vs. Greece (Live Coverage)

The Israeli youth national team did indeed fall to Slovenia in the quarterfinals, ending their medal hopes at the European Championship, but they have another objective: securing a ticket to the World Championship scheduled for next summer. To achieve this, the team led by Nadav Zilberstein must defeat Greece today (Saturday) and subsequently beat the winner of the match between Germany and Turkey in the battle for fifth place.

The team is relying on its two stars, David Mosis and Aviv Aronov, who are having a stellar tournament and establishing themselves among the continent's top talents. Aronov leads the championship's scoring table with 24.4 points, with Mosis right behind him at 23.8. Greece, for those who may have forgotten, was Israel's first opponent in the tournament. In the opening round of the group stage, they led 77:68 with 1:39 remaining, but Israel forced overtime and secured a 93:84 victory. In the Round of 16, the Greeks surprised Serbia with a dramatic win, but they later lost 66:69 to Spain in the quarterfinals.

Game Flow

1st Quarter:

Zilberstein started with Lior Hershko, Oren Trushkin, David Mosis, Amitai Azriel, and Aviv Aronov. Israel opened with two free throws from Mosis, and after Greece equalized at 2:2, went on an 8:2 run to take a 10:4 lead. The Greeks narrowed the gap to 9:10, but three-pointers by Kerem Ashkenazi and Rom Stoler regained control. Stoler continued to shine in the final minutes with a fast-break basket and two free throws. After ten minutes: 21:15 for Israel.

2nd Quarter: