June 18, 2021
Group A:
Belarus was looking to grind out another win, but it was Slovakia that made the key plays to get their first win 58-54. Spain looked much more like their traditional selves at home with a 76-55 win over Sweden behind Astou Ndour.
Slovakia vs. Belarus 58-54 SVK Jakubcova 16/6r Dudasova 13/9a Prazenicova 12 Oroszova 15/7r Moravcikova 5 Palenikova 4 Sujova 3 Remenarova 0 Stasova 0 Martiskova DNP Fekete DNP Kovacikova DNP BLR Bentley 17 Papova 13/8r Verameyenka 12/11r Rytsikava 4 Hasper 4 Ziuzkova 2 Tarasava 2 Likhtarovich 0 Karasevich DNP Vasilevich DNP Brych DNP Inkina DNP
Spain vs. Sweden 76-55 ESP Ndour 22/13r Ouvina 8 Conde 8 Rodriguez 8 Cazorla 8 Gil 6 Quevedo 6 Dominguez 5 Carrera 3 Casas 2 Palau 0/7a Ginzo DNP SWE E. Nystrom 11 F. Eldebrink 8 Fontaine 8 Loyd 6 E. Eldebrink 6 Lundquist 6 Drammeh 6 Johansson 2 Ekh 2 A. Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Visscher 0
Group B:
The first game of the day in Valencia was in this group and it was an easier win this time for Serbia 85-51 over Greece. Italy bounced back with a 77-61 win over Jelena Dubljevic and Montenegro.
Greece vs. Serbia 51-85 GRE Spanou 10 Bosgana 9 Sotiriou 7 Pavlopoulou 7 Tsineke 6 Fasoula 4 Alexandri 3 Nikolopoulou 3 Louka 2 Diela 0 Anastasopoulou 0 Stamolamprou DNP SRB Crvendakic 13 Butulija 11/8r Anderson 9 Jovanovic 8/6r Cado 8 Jankovic 7/6r Skoric 7 Vasic 7 Dugalic 5 Dabovic 5 Brooks 3 Krajisnik 2
Italy vs. Montenegro 77-61 ITA Carangelo 13 Zandalasini 11 Andre’ 10 Bestagno 10 Attura 9 Cinili 6 Cubaj 4/8r Pan 4 Penna 3 De Pretto 3 Keys 2 Romeo 2 MNE Dubljevic 23/7r Jovanovic 17 Zivkovic 9 Gatling 9 Mujovic 2/6a Kovacevic 1 Pasic 0 Aleksic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic DNP Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP
Group C:
In Strasbourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina were surprised to find themselves trailing after their big first win, but Jonquel Jones helped them recover and beat Turkey 64-54. Emma Meesseman and Belgium showed their strength in the next game by crushing Slovenia 92-57.
Turkey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 54-64 TUR Gulcan 17/14r Caglar 9/6r Hollingsworth 7/12r Bilgic 5 Cakir 4/6a Onar 4 Fitik 3 Guclu 3 Canitez 2/8r Yildizhan 0 Ural 0 Uzun 0 BIH Jones 22/15r Tavic 14 Babic 10 Gajic 7/9r Dzombeta 4 Dzebo 3 A. Delic 2 Deura 2 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP Brcaninovic DNP Vrancic DNP
Belgium vs. Slovenia 92-57 BEL Meesseman 23/7a Linskens 14 Delaere 13 H. Mestdagh 13 K. Mestdagh 11/6r Allemand 6/10a Geldof 6 Bi. Massey 5 Vanloo 1 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux 0 Be. Massey 0 SLO Lisec 11 Jakovina 10 Trebec 8 Prezelj 6 Debeljak 6 Baric 6 Evans 4 Oblak 4 Senicar 2 Friskovec 0 Gorsic 0 Kroselj 0
Group D:
Ivana Dojkic and Croatia kept it close with Russia for a while before falling 73-62. Hosts France had a strong second half to get past the Czech Republic 71-51 to at least set up one group with no tiebreaker considerations on the final day.
Croatia vs. Russia 62-73 CRO Dojkic 25 Slonjsak 17 Masic 6 Begic 5/7r Tadic 4 Tikvic 3/6r Cvitkovic 2/7r Miletic 0 Perisa 0 Petrak 0 Erjavec 0 Premasunac DNP RUS Musina 19/14r Vadeeva 17/9r/6a Komarova 12/6r Glonti 9/8r Shilova 5 Levchenko 4 Shtanko 3 Fedorenkova 2 Goldyreva 2 Ogun 0 Shabanova 0 Kurilchuk DNP
Czech Republic vs. France 51-71 CZE Elhotova 13 Brezinova 11 Vorackova 10 Hanusova 7 Hejdova 5 Brabencova 3 Reisingerova 2 Vyoralova 0/6r Hamzova 0 Stoupalova 0 Sipova 0 Andelova 0 FRA Gruda 16 Miyem 11/7r Johannes 10 Duchet 7/7r Michel 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Ciak 6 Williams 5 Chartereau 3 Tchatchouang 0 Epoupa DNP Rupert DNP