Celebrations in the reserve team after the victory tonight (Thursday) 73:82 over Turkey and advancing to the semifinals of the European Championship where Israel will meet Spain on Saturday.
"We went through a very difficult game," said captain Noam Doverat.
"Turkey is an excellent team. It was a very important match for us as a team, we came quietly and played well. After securing the stay in the first tier, we knew we wanted to continue forward.
"Now we face the semi-finals against Spain. We will take our time to prepare and arrive as prepared as possible to come and give our best and hope to win."
Israel's reserve team celebrates advancing to the semi-finals, photo: FIBA
The coordinator Amit Aharoni added: "I am very happy and proud of my friends and the entire team of the national team for the path we have taken so far. We are a cohesive group that likes to play together and for each other and I hope we will continue the excellent tournament we are doing so far because Spain is waiting for us on Saturday."
Gilad Levy in a frenzy, this evening,
Center Gilad Levy, who is marked as a candidate for the title of the most outstanding player of the tournament, concluded: "It was not an easy match. We knew who we were coming up against. We knew that Turkey was a strong team and that they had a very strong tall. I personally knew what was expected of me and that I was going to fight. I knew to come to this war with a calm mind And win it. We come to the game against Spain with good players that I know, I know what to do against them and I will come focused. This is a game that can guarantee us a medal and we will do our best."
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