Basketball
Austria’s 3×3 women reach quarter-finals at home European Championships
Austria's 3x3 women's basketball team won their opening game at the home European Championships in Vienna and thus qualified for the quarter-finals ahead of time!
The team of Alexia Allesch, Anja Fuchs-Robetin, Rebekka Kalaydjiev and Simone Sill secured a place in the knockout round with a commanding 21:7 victory over Azerbaijan.
After a tough battle, the local heroes were beaten 14:20 by Olympic silver medalists Spain in the Vienna Prater.
On Saturday, the red-white-red women will face France. "Anything is possible in 3x3. France is a very tough opponent, but in front of a crowd like this you can only look forward to it," said Kalaydjiev in the ORF interview.
"The result is clearer than it really was!"
"Big compliments to the girls, they really did a lot of things. The result is clearer than it really was," added team manager Matthias Linortner.
Azerbaijan had lost their first group game against Spain by 12:20, and the silver medal winners from Paris only extended their lead against the Austrians by four points in the final seconds. The 3x3 men start the tournament on Friday.
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