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Team of Kazanjyan Is Approaching Semifinal

Georgian U-16 basketball team which is playing in Division B of European Championship won 5 matches in a row and if nothing unexpected happens they will win a right to play in semifinal.
Team of Gia Kazanjyan won first 4 matches in group stage. Yesterday they successfully started the second round and defeated Hungary 83:56.
Thanks to this success Georgian basketball players are leading Group F. They will be left beyond seminal only if Holland defeats them and Slovenia beats Hungary.
Kazanjyan let all 12 basketball players play in last match. Only 4 from 12 players gained more than 10 points. Irakli Mikeladze was the best with 15 points and 7 passes.
Today, match between Georgia and Holland will start at 21:15 Tbilisi time.


European Championship among U-16 basketball players. Division B. Group F. Tallinn (Estonia). 75 spectators
Georgia – Hungary 83:56 (24:19, 19:7, 23:15, 17:15)

Georgia: Goletiani (10 mins. 1 point), Gogbaidze (17 mins. 8 points. 2 rebounds. 5 scores), Ramishvili (22 mins. 13 points. 2 rebounds. 2 passes. 6 scores), Burjanadze (20 mins. 14 points. 3 rebounds), Grdzelidze (23 mins. 13 points. 2 scores), Lolishvili (18 mins. 2 points. 3 rebounds. 2 passes. 3 scores), Mikeladze (29 mins. 15 points. 2 rebounds. 7 passes. 4 scores), Kvantaliani (16 mins. 4 points), Tsirekidze (18 mins. 8 points. 8 rebounds. 2 scores), Pkhakadze (9 mins. 2 rebounds), Nadiradze (13 mins. 3 points. 4 rebounds), Khetaguri (5 mins. 2 points. 2 rebounds).
Coach: Gia Kazanjyan

Slovenia– Holland 79:62 (26:15, 15:16, 13:17, 25:14)

Tournament situation
1. Georgia 2 0 153:125 4
2. Slovenia 1 1 148:132 3
3. Holland 1 1 124:123 3
4. Hungary 0 2 100:145 2

August 12
19:00 Hungary– Slovenia
21:15 Holland – Georgia

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