The young Dardanians scored a great and historic victory yesterday against Hungary with a score of 78:73 (25:17, 16:21, 19:9, 18:26).
With this victory, Kosovo U20 in men's basketball qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket, Division B.
At the same time, it is the biggest success among the younger generations right now.
The Dardanians started the match wonderfully, with an extraordinary 19:2 run, until the Hungarians came back a little, however, the first quarter ended 25:17, in favor of Kosovo U20.
The second period also belonged to the Hungarians, 16:21, to go into the break with a score of 41:38.
Kosovo started the second half, namely the third period, miraculously, where they took the lead at 54:38, while the numbers after 30 minutes on the scoreboard were 60:47.
In the final period, drama unfolded, where five minutes from the end, the Dardanians were winning 73:56, but a 0:15 run by Hungary brought the numbers closer to 73:71, but in the decisive moments, the Kosovo U20 men maintained their lead and scored a very big victory over Hungary 78:73.
For Kosovo, Erolt Rrahmani had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Jon Ismajli and Hadis Durguti scored 17 each, and Rron Dahsyla 15.
The victory over Hungary was Kosovo's third in a row, after Sweden and Albania.
Kosovo will play Turkey today for first place in Group D. Kosovo and Turkey have three wins each. /Express newspaper
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