Today, in the U-20 Division "B" European Championship held in Austria, only two games were played. The contests were from the Classification Round, with the four worst teams fighting at the bottom group. In the battle between Romania and Denmark two prospects shined in a great level, with final victory of romanian squad after an overtime. Forward Adrian Gutoala ('90) poured 27 points with 8/19 FG and 3 rebounds, while at the other side Mathias Seilund ('90) couldn't avoid the defeat even he finished with 33 points (11/21 FG) and 5 steals.

 

In the other game of the journey Georgia beat Switzerland (73-81) with Giorgi Sharabidze ('90) nailing 22 points with a perfect 10/10 twos and 8 boards. The center has played this season in the spanish fourth division averaging 8.5 points and 5.7 boards. For team coached by Roland Lenggenhager the best scorer has been Florian Steinmann ('91) with 18 (7/10 FG) and 1 steal.

 

Standings of this group: Denmark and Romania (2-1), Georgia (2-0), Belarus (1-2) and Switzerland (0-3).    

 

Photo: Valencia Basket