FINALS DAY AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR UNDER 16 GIRLS IN TURIN.

Spain is the new European Champion for Under 16 girls, after a great final against Serbia. Spanish team show a great group, with two stars as Abalde Diaz and Torrens. Serbia fly in first quarter, when their starting five can play at the best. In the second quarter, the effort of 8 matches in 10 days began heavy and Spain can fly to 38-25 of the rest. Serbia try to play to win, but arrive just at 6 points. Spain gave the match in the wonderful hands of Alba Torrens (22 points, and MVP prx of the Championship) and catch the gold medal.

For the bronze medal, Russia won against Belarus after two horrible quarter of play, with Hasper and company that fly with 3 points shots and good action in the area. But in the final of the second quarter, when the centre Hasper went out for a illness on 37-27 for Belarus, Russia began its match and take a victory that gave them bronze medal.

Italy won against Czech Republic and is fifth in the final standing. It was a strange match: balanced in the first quarter, than with great Italy (+18), with great return of Czech Republic after the rest and with a three points shot of Giorgia Sottana (best scorer and assist leader of European Championship) to decide the match in the final.

RESULT OF THE FINALS

Serbia-Spain 52-58

Russia-Belarus 74-57

Italy-Czech Republic 54-52

Turkey-France 43-60

Hungary-Croatia 59-69

Poland-Bulgaria 54-61

Belgium-Greece 60-45

Slovak Republic-Germany 73-70

FINAL STANDING:

1. Spain

2. Serbia & Montenegro

3. Russia

4. Belarus

5. Italy

6. Czech Republic

7. France

8. Turkey

9. Croatia

10. Hungary

11. Bulgaria

12. Poland

13. Belgium

14. Greece

15. Slovak Republic

16. Germany

RISULTATI E TABELLINI DELLE FINALI

1°-2° POSTO

SPAGNA-SERBIA 58-52 (13-15, 38-25, 50-38)

SPAGNA: Bokesa Abia, Sinol Gispert 5, Abalde Diaz 11, Ochete Castillo 7, Murcia Balaguer, Herrera Boxo 1, Torrens Salom 22, Agullo Perez 3, Nicholls Gonzale, Carbo Coloma 4, De La Fuente Val, Freixanet Viejo 6.

SERBIA: Marjanovic 1, Petrovic 9, Matovic 2, Tomasevic, Bogicevic, Gobeljic, Miljkovic 5, Milovanovic 17, Cerina 2, Aleksic, Jovanovic, Ivanovic 14.

3°-4° POSTO

RUSSIA-BIELORUSSIA 74-57 (15-18, 31-37, 49-44)

RUSSIA: Ermolaeva, Korovouchkina 11, Kuzmenkova 7, Tchernova 9, Petrova 9, Vergiles 4, Andryushchenko 2, Saldina 2, Grichaeva 2, Korchkova 2, Zhuzhgova 15, Solnyshkina 11.

BIELORUSSIA: Lahvinovich, Pantsiukh 2, Gudkova, Sharkova 6, Tsikhamirava 5, Latyshava 9, Kozun 4, Novikava 6, Likhtarovich 12, Yarmolchyk, Vashkevich 5, Hasper 8

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5°-6° POSTO

ITALIA-REPUBBLICA CECA 54-52 (14-14, 35-17, 46-44)

ITALIA: Barisoni (3 rimbalzi), Russo (0-2 da 2), Crippa 6 (2-3 da 2, 0-1 da 3), Sottana 23 (4-10, 3-8), Rossi n.e., Battisodo 1 (0-6, 0-1), Cinili 4 (2-2), Fassina 5 (1-4, 1-1), Silva 5 (2-6), Girardelli n.e., Corsi 8 (4-4), Zampieri 2 (1-3). All. D’Antoni. A.all. Genta.

REPUBBLICA CECA: Mrhalkova, Golova 5, Giacintova 5, Elhotova, Niznanska, Hejdova 16, Hindrakova 14, Kotlanova, Benesova 5, Stepanova 4, Tomancova, Vankova 3

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7°-8° POSTO

TURCHIA-FRANCIA 43-60 (12-14, 24-35, 32-51)

TURCHIA: Barut 7, Erbas 7, Sancakli, Guclu 2, Dalgalar 8, Yapar, Yavuz, Caglar 3, Gumusay 8, Gezer 6, Bilgé, Ekiz 2.

FRANCIA: Paul 7, Cousseins 3, Bouthors 9, Tanqueray 2, Cata Chitiga, Servage 3, Arnaud 17, Miyem 10, Brossais 4, Periago 4, Guerra, Leclair 1.

9°-10° POSTO

CROAZIA-UNGHERIA 69-59 (13-21, 31-36, 54-48)

CROAZIA: Katic, Prgomet 2, Saravanja, Balic 8, Semren, Brezec 12, Soldo 9, Plazanic 13, Music, Seric 5, Vrsaljko 20, Aksamovic.

UNGHERIA: Toth 5, Bone 2, Szondy, Laczi 14, Mansare 3, Hutlassa 4, Varga 12, Lerch 7, Gadnai 2, Vietorisz, Jacso, Volgyi 10.

11°-12° POSTO

POLONIA-BULGARIA 54-61 (17-22, 40-33, 42-49)

POLONIA: Winnicka 9, Kopczyk 2, Zalesiak 14, Idczak, Glocka, Skobel 12, Plazinska 9, Bibrzycka, Pecold 3, Krzysztofczyk 2, Pultorak 1, Jujka 2.

BULGARIA: Aladzhova, Georgieva 12, Tzankova 21, Kostova, Ilieva L., Stoyanova, Todorova 7, Ilieva M., Poteva, Miteva 6, Ivanova, Zlatanova 15.

13°-14° POSTO

BELGIO-GRECIA 60-45 (17-13, 29-32, 44-36)

BELGIO: Vendenbilcke, Rosseel 7, Remy, Hendrickx, Schnorbusch 6, Van Driel 5, Ciappina 12, Leemans 11, Tirtiaux 9, Boel 4, De Maeyer, Wittebolle 6.

GRECIA: Tzimou 8, Kappou 3, Panou 6, Polenta, Mouzouki 1, Bousnaki 11, Manne, Spyridopoulou 4, Tsiaousi 4, Vogiatzi, Androulaki 8, Kalergi.

15°-16° POSTO

SLOVACCHIA-GERMANIA 73-70 (21-11, 43-34, 55-52)

SLOVACCHIA: Kandracova 6, Zentkova 13, Mokosova 9, Zmekova 12, Pazicka, Makkova, Palusna 14, Macajova, Pindrochova 13, Laszloova, Kovalova 6, Slimakova.

GERMANIA: Eggert 8, Hirsch 2, Barnert 11, Neufurth 4, Schaffner 4, Wenzel 13, Thiel, Schiffer 16, Unger, Greunke 2, Kiersz, Dietz 10.