If the whole day attention of Georgian fans was directed to the match between Georgia and Bulgaria, in the evening situation was radically changed. The match between Belgium and Ukraine is the most important, if Ukraine wins tonight Georgian national team will go through the next round of championship. Neither Ukraine nor Belgium has chance of going through the next round. Bulgarians also hopefully are waiting for this match, in case of success of Belgians, they will take the third place. 
Today Georgians had chance of beating Bulgarians, but finally the match ended 69:79. Final 4.5 minutes changed everything, Bulgarians took advantages and beat Georgians 2:17 in the fourth quarter. As a result, Georgians who had chance of going through the next round now they are depend on Ukraine. The match was very tense. Teams were managing to take 7-8 points advantages. Georgians took advantages in the first period, in the middle of the first half they were winning 15:8, but Bulgarians activated – 19:15. In the second half leader was changed several times, but Georgians had advantages. Before whistling, Zaza Pachulia head coach of the team scored two-point kick and Georgia advanced with three points before break.
The third quarter was equal and it was shown in final score too. Georgians always were taking advantages, but Bulgarians always were managing to equalize. One second before whistling, Marques Haynes scored three-point kick and the score became – 55:52. Unfortunately, in the third quarter Pachulia injured, what was big loss for national team, he could not help the team due to injury. 
He had emergent help and appeared on the pitch 2:56 minutes before final whistle, of course it was compulsory that he appeared on the pitch.
When Georgian team was close to disaster and the team needed captain for psychological help, but he spent several seconds on the pitch, as we found out after the match Pachulia injured muscle of tendom and needs treatment. Recovery of such type injury is possible in three days.
As it has already been mentioned, the last quarter was the most terrible for Georgians. 4:15 minutes before ending the last quarter, Viktor Sanikidze scored penalty kicks and Georgian team advanced 67:62, but soon everything was changed. Georgians basketball players were making mistakes in a row, as a result of it Bulgarians won the match – 69:79.
Georgian national team is in obscure situation and that’s why lets direct whole our attention to Belgium-Ukraine match. As far as we know, Georgian fans are to come back and attend this match and support to Ukraine. So, Ukrainians have much more fans than its rival…

European 2011 basketball championship. Group D. “Klaipeda Arena”

(Klaipeda, Lithuania). 2000 spectators
Georgia– Ukraine 69:79 (15:19, 22:15, 18:18, 14:27)
Georgia:V.Boisa (17 m. 3 p. 5 მ. 3 a.), Pachulia (21 m. 13 p. 6 r.), Tsintsadze (19 m. 1 p.), Markoishvili(37 m. 13 p. 3 . 5 a.), Sanikidze (34 m. 18 p. 9 r. 3 a.); Shermadini (10 m. 4 p.), Haynes (30 m. 15 p.), Shengelia (28 m. 6 p. 5 r.), Tskitishvili (3 m.).
Head coach:Igor Kokoskov.
Bulgaria:D.Ivanov (34 m. 12 p. 6 r.), Rouland (33 m. 25 p. 4 a.),Videnov  (32 m. 9 p. 4 r. 7 a.), Marinov (29 m. 9 p.), Varbanov (5 m.); K.Ivanov (34 m. 15 p. 9 r.), Kostov (12 m.), Avramov (11 m. 9 p.), Z.Georgiev (4 m.),Banev  (7 m.),
Head coach:Rosen Barchovsky.
Referees: Facini(Italy), Yasevichius (Lithuania), Crause (Germany).
Comisar: Pilipauskas(Lithuania).

22/40 (55.0%)two points19/39 (48.7%)
5/16 (55.0%)three points 10/23 (43.5%)
10/17 (58.8%) penalty11/16 (68.8%)
34 (12 in attack)rebound 33 (13 in attack)
13 assist19
22 mistake17
6 steal6
4 turn-over0
17 personal foul20
13 gained point after the mistake of opponent 9
36 gained point from 3 second zone 30
9gained point in so-called second attack 3
8 gained point after fast breakthrough  18
7 big advantage 10
6:0 (24:21) the biggest “run” 14:0 (67:76)
leader was substituted: six times
score was draw:  ten times

After the match
Tornike Shengelia:“It is very sad failure for us, Pachulia also injured and it effected on the match. We still have a chance and let’s wait for Ukraine-Belgium match.”
Igor Kokoskov:It was very tense match. Bulgarians played well and we congratulate them victory. Roland was brilliant and brothers Ivanov also were unstoppable. They scored several times. At the end our rivals were better in fast playing. Lack of experience also played big role in our failure”.

Kaloyan Ivanov:“Georgia will be one of the strongest teams in our group and it was not easy to beat them. We did our best and we are looking forward to the final match of the day. We have chance of going through he next stage and maybe we will be lucky”.
Rosen Barchovsky: “Today we played very well and now I am sorry that we lost the previous matches. We had chances in the previous matches too and if we did our best in one of them , we would be in other condition now. We played in perfect way in last five minutes. I hope, god will wish and we will go through the next round after this victory”.
 

Dato Manjavidze from Klaipeda