In addition to defeating the Ukrainians at home, Georgia also handled North Macedonia twice while losing their opening faceoff against Spain.
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In the FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, Ukraine (2-2) easily defeated Georgia (3-2) at home with a final score of 79-66 (23-20, 24-14, 13-10, 19-22). The Ukrainian national team temporarily resides at Arena Riga as a result of the ongoing conflict in their country of origin. During a run in the second quarter, Ukraine jumped out to a double-digit lead and hasn’t looked back, maintaining that advantage for the whole of the game. With 4:41 remaining in the second quarter, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk of the Toronto Raptors made a layup to give Ukraine a 14-point lead (40-26). Throughout the fourth quarter, Georgia made an effort to stage a comeback.
The team of Sergio Scariolo can afford to play the remaining qualifying matches with a smaller lineup because they have already qualified for the next round. But even without their great players, the Spaniards showed their superiority on July 1 in Zaragoza when they defeated North Macedonia 80-44. Sebastian Saiz, a player from the Japanese league, led all scorers with 19 points for Spain. In the current group competition, the Spaniards have won all four games. In addition to the trip to Georgia, they will play Ukraine on July 7 in a postponed encounter. The Georgian national team played the Ukrainian national team in Latvia at Arena Riga in the opening match in the summer portion of the current qualification, however, they were unable to put up a valiant fight. Tornike Shengelia scored 21 points, while Thad McFadden of Murcia in Spain added 22 points for a final score of 66-79. The remaining members of the team didn’t even total 9 points. Georgia played poorly, but they were still able to advance farther in the qualification round. The squad managed by Greek specialist Ilias Zouros lost to Ukraine in this tie, just the second time in five games. In addition to defeating the Ukrainians at home, Georgia also handled North Macedonia twice while losing their opening faceoff against Spain.
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Even if the Spanish national team has a smaller squad for summer matches and is still a formidable foe, as the game against North Macedonia demonstrated. The Georgian national squad appears to be in big trouble right now. Even in their present configuration, the teams’ classes are not similar.
The match will be held on July 7th, 19:00 GMT and 21:30 AM IST at Riga Arena. The Audience from the US can stream on popular channels like ESPN, whereas Indians can log in to Fancode.com.
Spain: S. Sebastian, Xabi Lopez, F. Guerra, Q. Colom, F. Bassas
Ukraine: A. Pustovyi, A. Kovalov, J. Randle, B. Bliznyuk, I. Sanon
