Montenegro Boosts Playoff โHopesโข with 87-81 Victory Over sweden
Tampere,Finland – Montenegro secured โaโข crucial win in their quest โfor a playoff berth at the โEuropean championship finals,defeating Sweden 87-81 on Saturday. The victory โขmoves Montenegro โคto 1-1โข in Group B, intensifying the competition for theโฃ top four spots.Nikola Vuฤeviฤs led the Montenegrin charge with a dominant โฃperformance, racking up 23 points, 15 rebounds, fourโ assists, and three โฃblocked shots. Igor Drobnak added 15 points,โค while four other Montenegrin players – including former VEF โคriga player Nihad ฤedoviฤ – contributed 10 points apiece.
Sweden was paced by Pell Lachson’s 28 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.โข Simon Birgander recorded a double-double with 11 โขpointsโ and 10 rebounds, with Barra Nigi and Victor Gadefors also scoring 11 points each.
The game unfolded with โฃquarter scoresโค of 18-15,22-19,24-31,and 23-16,ultimately favoring Montenegro.
Currently, Germany and Finland led Group B with three wins each. Lithuania holds two wins, while Montenegro and Sweden each โขhave โคone.โข Great Britain remains winless after three matches.
The European Championshipโ Finals feature 24 teams competing across four groupsโข inโข Riga, Tampere, Katowice, and Limassol through early September. the top four teams from each group will advance โฃto โฃtheโ playoffs in Riga,culminating inโข the medal rounds in mid-September. Semifinalsโข will pitโ the top teams from โขGroups A & Bโ against those from Groups C โฃ& D.
Later todayโฃ in โคTampere, โGermany will face the UK at 4:30 pm, followed byโข a matchup between Lithuania and Finland at 8:30 pm.
