The Georgian team of players born in 2007 is in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, competing at European Youth League. According to rules, our team will play one round, during which they will hold 5 matches and return to Tbilisi. Usually, the Europe League is held in three rounds, in autumn, winter and spring, after which, the best teams continue to fight for the title in the playoffs.
Georgian under-15 team started Europe League with 2 victories. The team coached by Nika Tsintsadze won the Swedish “Blackberg Basket” 63:45 (statistics) in the first game held today. Giorgi Nikolaev with 15 points and 9 rebounds had best result in our team. 9 points and 6 rebounds was contributed by Nikoloz Kobaidze.
The second match was tensed. The opponent of the Georgian team was the Ukrainian team “PUSH”. Georgians defeated opponent by 47:44 (statistics). Giorgi Nikolaev scored 23 points and 10 rebounds this time. After him, Giorgi Asatiani scored the most – 6 points. With 2 out of 2 victories, Georgia 2007 is among the leaders.
Our team will play 3 more matches in Vilnius:
Georgia 2007 – Honka (Finland) October 29, 14:30
Ura Basket (Finland) – Georgia 2007 October 29, 19:00
Georgia 2007 – Taurage (Lithuania) October 30, 11:30
Georgia 2007 is in Lithuania with the following composition:
Giorgi Nikolaev, Luka Tabaghua, Giorgi Tsagareishvili, Nikita Meskhi, Luka Lomidze, Shio Shioshvili, Davit Vashakidze, Davit Mirzashvili, Giorgi Chirakadze, Gera Cheishvili, Nikoloz Kobaidze, Mamuka Asatiani
Head coach: Nika Tsintsadze
