On December 28, the girls' team Belarus 2 and the youth team Belarus 1 each were victorious for the second time. Also, the boys’ team from Georgia goes undefeated.
Russia - Trinta (Russia) (girls)
Russia (head coach - Oleg Aktsipetrov)
Starting lineup: Yulia Savukova, Alesya Golenko, Anastasia Sergienko, Elizaveta Astakhova, Maria Ushakova.
Trinta (head coach - Lyudmila Lisitsyna)
Starting lineup: Maria Grischuk, Uliana Doronina, Elizaveta Reshetnikova, Victoria Alexandrova, Elizaveta Khizhnyakova.
Match result 78:49 (20-12, 23-12, 20-10, 15-14)
Top scoring players
Russia: Yulia Savukova (19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals), Anastasia Sergienko (15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist), Elizaveta Astakhova (12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists).
Trinta: Maria Gritsuk (17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals), Maria Ilyina (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block), Uliana Doronina (6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks).
Oleg Aktsipetrov, head coach of the Russian National team said: “We are very glad that we came to Minsk. The tournament leaves the most pleasant impressions. We don’t look at the result, we only look at the game. But dissatisfied with it."
Lyudmila Lisitsyna, head coach of the Trinta said: “We are very grateful that we got to this tournament. This is a great experience for us, especially since we are the youngest here. I really liked the national teams of Belarus. Thanks to the Federation for inviting us. I really want to see each other and play more often in the future.”
Georgia - Azerbaijan (boys)
Georgia (head coach - Irakli Cherkezishvili)
Starting lineup: Luka Barbakadze, Luka Muzirishvili, Alexander Daushvili, Vazha Kechakhmadze, Gogita Bukia.
Azerbaijan (head coach - Tiar Bakhshiev)
Starting lineup: Ali Hasanov, Azer Azimov, Seyid Ismailov, Rashid Abbasov, Hussein Gasimov.
Match result 66:64 OT (16-14, 14-8, 13-22, 16-15, 7-5).
Top scoring players
Georgia: Luka Muzirishvili (17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals), Alexander Daushvili (13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks), Nikoloz Gurgenidze (12 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal).
Azerbaijan: Azer Azimov (18 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block), Rashid Abbasov (12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks), Huseyn Gasimov (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 transfer, 2 interceptions, 3 blocks).
Givi Sanadze, manager of the team of Georgia noted: “The game turned out to be excellent and tense. There were some mistakes, but I am glad that our team was able to win despite the fact that the guys from Azerbaijan are a little older.”
Belarus 2 – Belarus 1 (girls)
Belarus 2 (head coach - Victoria Datsun)
Starting lineup: Katsiaryna Novik, Yelizaveta Shyshliuk, Yelizaveta Genzik, Palina Druk, Arina Nabokina.
Belarus 1 (head coach - Elena Ivanovskaya)
Starting lineup: Aliaksandra Palubok, Vera Nestsiarovich, Nastassia Chupakhina, Diana Linderava, Nastassia Sialivon.
Match result 65:37 (12-2, 24-16, 10-13, 19-4)
Top scoring players
Belarus 2: Katsiaryna Novik (11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals), Hanna Kobeleva (11 points, 3 rebounds), Palina Druk (7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block), Yana Parashchanka (7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal).
Belarus 1: Aliaksandra Palubok (11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 1 block), Alisa Liaskova (9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 steals, 1 block), Nastassia Sialivon (8 points, 5 rebounds).
Victoria Datsun, head coach of the Belarus 2 team said: “It should be noted that we gathered with such a lineup just before the tournament. It is very difficult to manage a team where girls from different clubs with different tactics. Therefore, we consider these competitions from the point of view of team rallying, identifying leaders and those who show themselves better in game thinking. My task is to make a good team U18 out of these 12 basketball players and girls from Belarus 1.”
Elena Ivanovskaya, head coach of the Belarus 1 team said: “The tournament is very good, organized as always at a high level. Excellent Russian teams arrived. Definitely, I see from the games that we are inferior in game thinking, speed. It's like we're playing a different kind of basketball. Tournaments like this give us the opportunity to see mistakes, fix them and move on.”
Belarus 2 – Belarus 1 (boys)
Belarus 2 (head coach - Artur Arlavets)
Starting lineup: Danila Kisel, Maksim Kapytski, Mikhail Pazniak, Ivan Litarny, Yahor Chesnou.
Belarus 1 (head coach - Sergei Shaikovsky)
Starting lineup: Kiryl Barancheyeu, Vitali Duchko, Nazar Farkhadau, Stsiapan Abramovich, Pavel Rabushka.
Match result 71:81 (20-27, 10-28, 26-13, 15-13)
Top scoring players
Belarus 2: Ivan Litarny (34 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block), Yahor Chesnou (17 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block).
Belarus 1: Kiryl Barancheyeu (24 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks), Vitali Duchko (18 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals), Stsiapan Abramovich (14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals), Pavel Rabushka (13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block)
Sergei Shaikovsky, head coach of Belarus 1 noted: “I am very pleased that the tournament took place. It reveals all the shortcomings that we must have time to correct before the Europe Cup. It is especially pleasant that two Belarusian teams played intensive basketball today. It seems to me that you can choose a good U-16 squad from the guys to participate in the European Cup. Such competitions are important, first of all, in selection, in order for coaches to evaluate their work and the work of their wards. I am sure that after the tournament we will become even stronger.”
After two competitive days, the girls' team Belarus 2 is in the lead with 2 victories. For boys, the Belarus 1 team and the team of Georgia were more victorious than their rivals.
Tournament schedule:
December 29th
09:00 (girls) Belarus 2 - Trinta (Russia)
11:00 (boys) Azerbaijan – Belarus 2
13:00 (girls) Belarus 1 – Russia
15:00 (boys) Belarus 1 – Georgia
16:45 Award ceremony
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