Decisive fight for a place in the Olympics: Lithuania – Netherlands 0:0 (live video broadcast)

The second Olympic 3×3 basketball selection tournament continues in Utsunomiya (Japan) on Sunday. In it, the Lithuanian men’s national team also seeks a ticket to Paris (Evaldas Džiaugys, Aurelius Pukelis, Darius Tarvydas and Šarūnas Vingelis).

Lithuanians in the semi-finals 21:15 beat the French and was one step away from the Olympics!

The French could not score points for almost the first 2 minutes, but the Lithuanians did not use the opportunity to break away – they scored only 1 point during that time. Later, the Lithuanians accelerated their attack and began to increase their advantage (4:1, 6:3). In the middle of the match, the French restored the balance (8:8). Later, A. Pukelis picked up fouls in the attack, and the French for the first time overtook the result (10:11).

Less than 3 minutes left. A. Pukelis took the initiative in the attack, helping the Lithuanians break away (16:14). The French soon exceeded the foul limit – D.Tarvydas hit 1 penalty out of 2 (17:14), Š.Vingelis did the same (18:14). Later Š.Vingelis added 3 more points and cemented our victory.

Lithuania: Š.Vingelis 7 points, E.Dziaugys 7 (5 rebounds), D.Tarvydas 4, A.Pukelis 3.

France: H.Suhard 6, J.Rambaut 5, L.Konate 2, A.Vialaret 2.

The Lithuanians significantly won the battle for rebounds (13 to 6), while the French did not throw any penalties during the entire match (Lithuanians hit 2 of 4).

There was no intrigue in the first semi-final – the Dutch 21:11 left no hope for Mongolia.

1:45 p.m. the final between Lithuania and the Netherlands will be played for the only ticket to the Paris Olympics. You can watch the live video broadcast Sportas.lt in the portal.

Lithuanians in group A 21:14 defeated the Brazilians, but 18:21 lost the battle of favorites against the Dutch. Later, our people, having nowhere to retreat, 21:12 left no hope for Puerto Rico and advanced to the semi-finals.

If Lithuanians fail to qualify for the Olympics in Ucunomija, ours will have one more chance on May 16-19. in the tournament to be held in Debrecen (Hungary). 3 tickets will be distributed in the last qualifying tournament.

At the moment, 4 of the 8 participants of the men’s 3×3 basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics are known. According to the ranking, Serbia, the USA and China entered the Olympics, and Latvia won the first qualifying tournament.

Lithuanian basketball players did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after losing to Latvians in the selection. It was Latvians who later became Olympic champions.

The women’s selection was also held in Ucunomy, which was won by the Australians in the final 19:16 after defeating the Canadian women. Previously, the national teams of France, China, USA and Azerbaijan qualified for the Olympics.