After an evenly matched game full of twists and turns, the Polish basketball players have checked into the quarter-final of the European championships. They defeated the Ukrainians 93:86 in the 1/8 final in Berlin and will face Slovenia for the semi-final on Wednesday.
POLSKA will play in the #EuroBasket Quarter-Finals for the 1st time in 25 years!#BringTheNoise
— #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) September 11, 2022
The white and red team, after defeats to Finland and Serbia, finished third in their group and in the 1/8 final played with Ukraine, who were second in Group C, behind Greece. Before the match, experts predicted that the Poles could handle their rivals and advance to the quarter-finals of EuroBasket. The last time they achieved such success was in 1997 when they fell in this phase against Greece.
INCREDIBLE SCENES AS POLAND WILL PLAY IN THE #EUROBASKET QUARTER-FINALS FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 1997!#BringTheNoise x @PZKosz pic.twitter.com/NSzaphf6ny
— #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) September 11, 2022
Polacy w ćwierćfinale eurobasketu! Ale weekend polskiego sportu! #ukrpol #EuroBasket pic.twitter.com/TcAruj9gMg
— Patryk Jaki – MEP (@PatrykJaki) September 11, 2022
Both teams started the meeting a bit nervously and had problems gaining points. Fortunately, the end belonged to the Poles, who once again made it to the best eight of Europe after a 25-year break.
Poland – Ukraine 94-86 (21-24, 24-18, 22-27, 19-25)