The Serbian basketball team has secured a place at the European Championship, which will be played in August and September 2025! The team led by Svetislav Pešić defeated Denmark on Sunday in a packed “Aleksandar Nikolić” hall with a convincing score of 98:51.
Thus, the “Eagles” justified the role of the absolute favorite and reached a score of 4-0 in the first four rounds of the EuroBasket qualifiers. With a very serious approach, the world vice-champions and Olympic bronze medalists completely outclassed Denmark.
Against Denmark on Sunday, there was no doubt about which team was better. Denmark managed to somewhat keep up with Serbia in the first quarter, thanks mainly to the inspired Gabriel Lundberg, the Partizan guard.
However, it soon became clear that Serbia was a much better opponent, and the difference was growing uncontrollably in favor of Pešić’s team.
The only bad thing that could be singled out from this match, as far as Serbia is concerned, is a finger injury that forced Dušan Belsać to leave the game. The extent of his injury is still unknown. In the second half, all players got a chance to play, including Mega basketball player Bogoljub Marković, the youngest member of the team.
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In the end, the most efficient player in the Serbian team was Aleksa Avramović with 18 points (7/12 from the field) and 8 assists. During the 29 minutes that the CSKA guard spent on the court, Serbia was better than the rival by as much as 39 points.
Boriša Simanić was excellent with 12 points (5/8 from the field), Marko Gudurić added 11, and Filip Petrušev 10. Ognjen Dobrić recorded 9 points (3/8 from the field), 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
For the Danes, the top scorer was Gabriel Lundberg with 15 points (6/14 from the field), along with 6 rebounds and assists for 33 minutes. Dario Jukić and Tobias Jensen scored 9 points each.
Previously, Serbia had defeated Finland and Georgia in February within these qualifications, and on Thursday in Copenhagen, they also defeated Denmark, also very convincingly.
Serbia will have a new qualifying “window” in February, but the “Eagles” will not be playing for results then. The match Finland – Serbia will be played on February 21, and three days later Serbia will host Georgia, a team coached by Serbian coach Aleksandar Džikić.
The European Championship starts on August 27 and lasts until September 14. It will be played in four countries – the hosts will be Cyprus, Finland, Poland, and Latvia. The draw will be held in March, but the exact date has not yet been specified.
Serbia was considered the top favorite of the previous EuroBasket (2022) but was shockingly eliminated in the round of 16 in a duel with Italy.
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Source: Serbian Times
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