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The qualification for Eurobasket 2017: Ukraine sure beats Bulgaria

Отбор на Евробаскет-2017: Украина уверенно бьет БолгариюThe national team of Ukraine on basketball without any problems scored a debut win in the qualifying for the European championship.

From the first seconds of the match Ukrainians confirmed their seriousness – no sooner had the spectators at the Palace of sport to be in their places, like Ukraine organized a jerk 9:0. A tight game with the leaders of the Bulgarians Bottom and Vezenkov allowed the hosts without problems keep
the gained advantage.

At the beginning of the second quarter the visitors managed to close the lead, but a series of successful actions of Linden returned to Ukraine comfortable position. Soon, has reminded Fesenko – center prevailed in another three-second area and became one of the main initiators of the spurt in the second quarter.

The big break, the Ukraine took a 17-point advantage that more relaxed, players of Yevgeny Murzin. Bulgaria has gradually reduced the gap in score, however, about any resumption of intrigue in this confrontation it is not going.

The qualifying round for Eurobasket-2017 for the national team of Ukraine will continue on the third of September with an away match against the outsider of the Quartet E the national team of Kosovo.

Ukraine — Bulgaria 79:69 (17:10, 25:15, 21:22, 16:22)

Ukraine: Fesenko (15 + 10 rebounds), Otverchenko (14), Kravtsov (13 + 6 rebounds), Lime (12 + 5 rebounds + 10 assists), Lukashov (8 + 4 losses).
Bulgaria: Kostov (16 + 4 losses), Georgiev (15 + 6 rebounds), Violet (13), Vezenkov (9), Vaklinov (6).

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