{"id":184386,"date":"2025-08-10T09:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=184386"},"modified":"2025-08-10T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T07:12:26","slug":"serbian-women-in-european-championship-final-young-basketball-players-to-fight-for-gold-after-convincing-victory-against-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-women-in-european-championship-final-young-basketball-players-to-fight-for-gold-after-convincing-victory-against-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIAN WOMEN IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Young Basketball Players to Fight for Gold After Convincing Victory Against Croatia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The young Serbian women&#8217;s U20 national basketball team has qualified for the final of the European Championship after a decisive 79:58 victory over Croatia.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian team (U20) advanced to the final of the European Championship Division B with a convincing win over Croatia, with a final score of 79:58 (22:18, 25:12, 10:11, 22:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach <strong>Milo\u0161 Pavlovi\u0107&#8217;s<\/strong> players dictated the tempo for most of the match, which was played in Miskolc, Hungary. After a relatively close first quarter, the Serbians established a double-digit lead midway through the second quarter, which they continued to extend until the end of the game. Their largest lead of 22 points was reached at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jovana Jevtovi\u0107<\/strong> led the team to victory with <strong>23 points<\/strong> (7\/10 shooting, 4\/5 from three-point range, and 5\/5 free throws) and 8 rebounds. Other players scoring in double digits were <strong>Ivona \u0110ikanovi\u0107<\/strong> with 14, <strong>Darija Nesterov<\/strong> with 12, and <strong>An\u0111ela Jani\u0107<\/strong> with 11 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Road to the Final<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before facing Croatia, the Serbian women reached the final with dominant victories over Bulgaria, Albania, and Denmark in the group stage. Their triumph over Albania with an incredible <strong>94-point difference<\/strong> was particularly notable. In the round of 16, they defeated Ukraine 98:57, and in the quarterfinals, they beat Ireland 80:39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final, scheduled for Sunday at 6 PM, Serbia will face the host nation, Hungary, who defeated Bulgaria 67:55 in the other semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Sportal <strong>Photo:<\/strong> FIBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The young Serbian women&#8217;s U20 national basketball team has qualified for the final of the European Championship after a decisive 79:58 victory over Croatia. The Serbian team (U20) advanced to the final of the European Championship Division B with a convincing win over Croatia, with a final score of 79:58 (22:18, 25:12, 10:11, 22:17). 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