The FIBA U18 Women’s Finland vs Sweden match will be held on August 8, 2:30 PM (Heraklion Time) and 5:00 PM (Indian Time).
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Finland vs Sweden 2022 FIBA U-18 European Championship Women’s match will be held on August 8. The Great Britain Under-18 team overcame North Macedonia 71-54 on Monday after losing their opening game at the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship. When Kenrick Liburd’s squad was behind by nine points in the third quarter, something gave. The game’s outcome was significantly changed by an outstanding period of play, which improved Great Britain’s Division B record to 1-1. The entire team’s effort was headed by Katie Januszewska, who finished with a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds. She had two blocks and six steals as well. Issy Bunyan scored nine points and dished out six assists, while Leia Edwards supplied 11 points. Carys Roy made her tournament debut with 12 points and nine rebounds, coming very close to a double-double.
As both sides struggled to score, Edwards broke GB’s scoring drought in the second period with her first points of the game. Great Britain failed to make another field goal in the first half as North Macedonia used a 7-1 run in the last six minutes to seize the lead. With a long-range two to round up the run, Forster tied the game at 21 going into halftime. Edwards scored on an and-1 play to start the third quarter, but North Macedonia immediately began to apply pressure as they increased their advantage to nine points. With a corner three from Violet Stutz, Bunyan and Roy, a Welsh duo from both ends of the floor, helped Great Britain take the lead during an 11-3 run.
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The FIBA U18 Women’s Finland vs Sweden match will be held on August 8, 2:30 PM (Heraklion Time) and 5:00 PM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on ESPN and Indians can log in to Youtube.
Finland: A. Elina, L. Elsa, K. Meri, A. Syla, W. Tuomi
Sweden: T. Trygger, S. Eklov, E. Noyan, E. Englund, T. Barbosa
