The European champion starts with a victory.
The Israeli team opened the European Under-20 Championship in Montenegro, with a 65:69 victory over Greece.
Israel has been the European champion since 2019, when no championships were held in the last two years because of the corona.
A good start and the ability to emerge from a crisis later on gave Israel the precious victory that gives it a head start.
Israel had an excellent start with Amit Aharoni and Noam Dovrat.
At the start of the second quarter she led 12:28.
But here the game really does not end.
The Greek team, known for its physicality, returned to the game, and five minutes to the end equalized to 55:55.
When Israel finishes the second half with only 27 points and the entire game with 20 losses.
Despite this, Israel knew how to recover.
Here came a test of character and Israel excelled in it.
Israel knew how to run 3:13 at just the right time and knew how to ensure the justified victory.
Noam Dovrat, who reached the championship with high expectations, justified them with 19 points and 8 rebounds, Harel Rinsky scored 11, Aharoni finished with 9 points and 5 assists and the giant Gilad Levy (2.20) showed a colorful presence with 9 points and 8 rebounds .
Tomorrow the team will play against Portugal.
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