Emus edged Russia at the start of the 1/8 Finals stage of Group E 5 july 2011
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Australia U19-Russia U19 85:78
Emus edged Russia at the U19 World Championship in Latvia in the start of the 1/8 Finals stage of Group E. The Australian U19 selection overcame the European team 85:78.
The tournaments structure saw the top three teams from Pool A and Pool B form a six-team Pool E, where both teams were currently placed.
The fixture for round two takes a cross-over format, which means that teams from Pool A will not face each other again. Instead they will line-up against each of the top three teams from Pool B.
Russia started well and grabbed 21-18 after the first 10 minutes of the game. Although Australia won the second frame 21-20, Russia enjoyed 2-point halftime advantage. Moreover the European team increased to 3 points after 22-21 in the third period, but could not win. Emus however needed 27-17 to take 3-1 record on top of Group E.
Anthony Drmic (196-F/G-92) paced all the winners with 22 points and Mitchell Creek (198-F/G-92) netted 16. Igor Hadziomerovic (195-G-92) ended up with 15 points, while Hugh Greenwood (190-G-92) scored 11. Sergey Karasev (200-F-93) and Dmitry Kulagin (195-G-92) posted 19 points each in the losing effort.
Australia U19: Anthony Drmic 22, Mitchell Creek 16, Igor Hadziomerovic 15, Hugh Greenwood 11
Russia U19: Sergey Karasev 19, Dmitry Kulagin 19
The tournaments structure saw the top three teams from Pool A and Pool B form a six-team Pool E, where both teams were currently placed.
The fixture for round two takes a cross-over format, which means that teams from Pool A will not face each other again. Instead they will line-up against each of the top three teams from Pool B.
Russia started well and grabbed 21-18 after the first 10 minutes of the game. Although Australia won the second frame 21-20, Russia enjoyed 2-point halftime advantage. Moreover the European team increased to 3 points after 22-21 in the third period, but could not win. Emus however needed 27-17 to take 3-1 record on top of Group E.
Anthony Drmic (196-F/G-92) paced all the winners with 22 points and Mitchell Creek (198-F/G-92) netted 16. Igor Hadziomerovic (195-G-92) ended up with 15 points, while Hugh Greenwood (190-G-92) scored 11. Sergey Karasev (200-F-93) and Dmitry Kulagin (195-G-92) posted 19 points each in the losing effort.
Australia U19: Anthony Drmic 22, Mitchell Creek 16, Igor Hadziomerovic 15, Hugh Greenwood 11
Russia U19: Sergey Karasev 19, Dmitry Kulagin 19
Source
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