in the teeth
In the match for the 12th place in the European Championship, Israel's girls' team defeated Greece 55:72 today (Sunday), surviving and remaining in the first tier.
Israel controlled the pace from the start and did not lose the advantage at any point in the game, with Hila Karash, Tamar Singer and Naama Halevi excelling.
The girls started frantically.
Singer, Karsh, Turner and Bitan did not miss and within seven minutes the score was already 6:20 for Israel.
At the end of the first quarter, Israel led 11:26, and also at the beginning of the second quarter, the national team managed to maintain the gap, with Karsh playing excellently and preventing the Greeks from coming back with basket after basket.
As the minutes passed in the second quarter, the attack of the Greeks got better and better, they blacked out from the pressure and began to shrink until at the break Israel led only 33:41.
The players of the girls' team celebrate staying in Tier A after the victory over Greece pic.twitter.com/CZ2NaB5x6H
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Naama Halevi opened the second half with an important three-pointer that made it 37:47 for Israel after four minutes.
The advantage increased to 15 points, and half a minute before the end of the quarter Hila Karsh with another three-pointer - her fourth - set a promising 42:59 for Israel.
Even in the last quarter, Israel did not go backwards, defended excellently and celebrated the survival in the first tier.
Scorers for Israel:
Hila Karsh 16, Naama Halevi 12, Mika Bitan 11, Tamar Singer 10 (13 assists, 7 rebounds), Shiral Nahum 9, Lehi Azuri 3, Amit Turner 3, Romi Elvez 2, Roni Gopher 2, Fay Olhaula 2, Rebecca Weiwang 2.
A big victory for the girls' team, photo: the basketball association
Israel's girls team defeats Greece, photo: Basketball Association
Israel's girls team defeats Greece, photo: Basketball Association
Israel's girls team defeats Greece, photo: Basketball Association
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