Great performances in the second day of the U-16 Division "B" European Championship of Tallinn (Estonia), but most of them not enough to win their games. Swiss Clint N'Dumba-Capela ('94) scored 20 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and adding 6 steals, but they lost. Romanian Vlad Popovici ('94) poured 24 points with 17 rebounds and 3 assists, but they lost also. In each group there is a team with a 2-0 record, showing their credentials. Who are they? Czech Republic, Ukraine, Georgia and Netherlands. Let's check what happened today.
Group A:
-Switzerland 57 Austria 61: Clint N'Dumba-Capela ('94) 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 steals; Timur Bas ('94) 26 points with 12/19 twos and 11 boards.
-Ukraine 61 Portugal 49: Danylo Zuikov ('94) 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Diogo Ventura ('94) 19 points with 2/4 threes and 7 rebounds.
Standings: Ukraine (2-0), Portugal (1-1), Austria (1-1), Switzerland (0-1) and Sweden (0-1).
Group B:
-Ireland 39 Slovak Republic 79: Luke Thompson ('94) 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals; Martin Matejcik ('94) 19 points with 2/3 threes and 6 rebounds.
-Czech Republic 93 Belarus 49: Adam Pechacek ('95) -at the pic- 15 points with 7/7 FG in 16 minutes; Anton Vashkevich ('94) 16 points with 6/12 twos and 10 rebounds.
Standings: Czech Republic (2-0), Slovak Republic (1-1), England (1-0), Belarus (0-2) and Ireland (0-1).
Group C:
-Luxembourg 66 Romania 64: Bob Melcher ('94) 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals; Vlad Popovici ('94) 24 points with 11/22 FG and 17 rebounds.
-Georgia 65 Belgium 64: Irakli Mikeladze ('94) 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals; Emmanuel Lecomte ('95) 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
Standings: Georgia (2-0), Slovenia (1-0), Luxembourg (1-0), Romania (0-2) and Belgium (0-2).
Group D:
-Norway 66 Estonia 71: Espen Fjaerestad ('94) 23 points with 4/8 threes and 6 rebounds; Martin Jurtom ('94) 14 points with 7/9 twos and 7 boards.
-Hungary 44 Netherlands 62: Botond Nagy ('94) 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals; Bas Veenstra ('95) 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
Standings: Netherlands (2-0), Estonia (1-1), Hungary (1-1), Norway (0-1) and Finland (0-1).
Photo: FIBA Europe / Siim Semiskar
