Uruguay left the soul against the Czech Republic, had the winning shot but lost by a bit

The celestial fell 95-86 with the powerful team of Turkey, 15 in the FIBA ​​ranking and that had 4 NBA players on its roster.

On Wednesday, Turkey secured their ticket to the semis after defeating the Czech Republic with force: 87-70.

For that reason, Uruguay had to beat the Czech Republic, which is number 12 in the world basketball rankings and which played an excellent role in the 2019 World Cup in China: it qualified in its group with the United States eliminating Turkey – which now took revenge – and Japan, in the second phase, re-qualified at the expense of Brazil and Greece and in the quarterfinals they succumbed to Australia by 8 points.

On his roster he had an outstanding figure, the NBA Tomas Satoransky, a point guard for the Chicago Bulls.

The other players are active in first-rate European teams such as their two fearsome centers: the 2.17m Ondrej Balvin of Retabet Bilabo Basket and the 2.12m Jan Vesely of Fenerbahçe. They also played with a nationalized American, Blake Schilb, forward of 37 years.

The match

Uruguay played a remarkable first quarter, both for both, with a very high percentage of success in the perimeter shot.

Bruno Fitipaldo, from a weak game against Turkey, appeared in all his dimensions in that beginning together with a majestic Jayson Granger and good moments from insiders Kiril Wachsmann and Mathías Calfani.

The celeste went up 20-19 with a great robbery in the final seconds by Luciano Parodi that ended in a dunk by Esteban Batista.

However, the beginning of the second quarter was Uruguay’s worst moment in the tournament.

The Czech Republic played perfect basketball and Uruguay went into general confusion in all facets of the game.

He took bad shots (two triples in a row that did not even hit the rim), paid dearly for his losses and conceded many spaces in defense.

With a 19-0 run, the Czechs practically secured the win.

However, Magnano’s team got up, reinvented itself and quickly got into the game.

Slowly worked the actions and again hand in hand with Granger approached on the scoreboard.

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Granger marking Satonrasky, crack against crack

The team managed to overcome the Calfani drop, who did not come out to play the second half due to a back injury.

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Mathías Calfani could only play the first half, here against Jan Vesely

Internal rotation was already weakened by the positive for covid-19 by Nicolás Borsellino, after the game against Turkey.

Already in the third quarter Uruguay managed to stay within two possessions and in the last quarter, the team played everything for everything.

In the absence of three minutes he was three points (72-75) with a triple by Santiago Véscovi who played two brutal games, with just 19 years.

The team played with guts, determination and bravery. Batista’s personality to fight rival towers. The magic of Granger, the self-confidence of Véscovi, the soul and life of Kiril, the enormous category of Fitipaldo.

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Bruno Fitpaldo marked by Satoransky

The defense of the last play allowed him to close the game one point down With 13 seconds in his favor, Granger crossed the court, Fitipaldo fell victim to a foul, the action continued and Granger played a triple with time and space to face the basket.

The ball did not want to enter and in a long rebound the ball, and luck, fell on the side of the Europeans. Uruguay was on the verge of a historic achievement. He lost both games, but he left with his head held high, playing as equals with European powers and giving himself a demonstration that he knew how to measure up.

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Federico Haller and Jayson Granger

Granger and Fitipaldo (6/9 in triples) were the scorers of the match with 22 goals each. The NBA Satoransky had 19.

Turkey will play this Saturday with Greece, which after losing 97-91 to Canada beat China 105-80. Canada advanced first as they also thrashed China 109-79. The locals will be rivals on Saturday from the Czech Republic.

Canada presented a roster of all its NBA figures: Luguentz Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nickeil Alexander-Walker of the New Orleans Pelicans, Cory Joseph of the Detroit Pistons, Dwight Powell of the Dallas Mavericks, Trey Lyles of the San Antonio Spurs and RJ Narrett of New York. Knicks and Andrew Wiggins, No. 1 in the 2014 draft, currently playing for the Golden State Warriors.

See here the complete statistics of the match.

This is the Uruguayan squad.

Player Team Position Age Height
Jayson granger Alba Berlin Base 31 1.88 m
Luciano Parodi Oliver Würzburg Base 27 1.83 m
Joaquin Rodriguez Basket Works Base 22 1.94 m
Bruno Fitipaldo Lenovo Tenerife Base help 29 1.83 m
Santiago Vescovi Tennessee Volunteers Base help 19 1.91 m
Juan Ignacio Ducasse Hispanic American Eaves 22 2.06 m
Emiliano Serrés Basket Works Eaves 24 2.06 m
Mathias Calfani Kawasaki brave thunders Power forward 29 2.02 m
Frederico haller Malvin Power forward 33 1.97 m
Nicolas Borsellino Peñarol Wing-Pivot 35 2.02 m
Kiril Wachsmann Malvin Pivot 36 2.05 m
Esteban Batista National Pivot 37 2.08 m
Averages: 28.6 1.97 m

The rest of the Pre-Olympics

The other qualifiers to Tokyo were also opened on Tuesday, which will distribute a single place per tournament.

In split

Group A: Germany, Mexico and Russia
Group B: Brazil, Tunisia and Croatia.
Results:
Germany 82-76 Mexico
Mexico 72-64 Russia
Germany 69-67 Russia
Brazil 83-57 Tunisia
Brazil 94-67 Croatia
Croatia 75-70 Tunisia
Semifinals:
Germany-Croatia
Brazil-Mexico

In Kaunas

Group A: Lithuania, Venezuela and South Korea
Group B: Slovenia, Poland and Angola
Results:
Lithuania 76-65 Venezuela
Venezuela 94-80 South Korea
Lithuania 96-57 South Korea
Poland 83-64 Angola
Slovenia 118-68 Angola
Slovenia 112-77 Poland
Semifinals:
Lithuania-Poland
Slovenia-Venezuela

In Belgrade

Group A: Serbia, Dominican Republic and Philippines
Group B: Puerto Rico and Italy (Senegal fell due to an outbreak of covid-19 suffered by the campus in Berlin)
Results:
Serbia 94-76 Dominican Republic
Serbia 83-76 Philippines
Dominican Republic 94-67 Philippines
Italy 90-83 Puerto Rico
Semifinals:
Serbia-Puerto Rico
Italy-Dominican Republic