After a series of three consecutive wins , Portugal endorse its first defeat. It was in the past nine days, against Macedonia in Skopje.
Having reached the interval only to lose by 2 points (34 -32), Portugal lost their chances in the last quarter of the game, during which the locals won by 29 - 15. The end result was 83 -63. The selection of the machines lost the lead in Group B qualifying for the European Basketball Madrid, since the Macedonians now have better average basket, having canceled the 18-point advantage arising from a first round victory in Trancoso (108-90 ). In selecting
Lusitanian highlight performances by Paulo Cunha, who off the bench In just 25 minutes, scored 13 points and 13 rebounds won (make exceptional in view of its low height, 1.99 m) and Joao Santos with 12 points, all scored beyond the 3-point line, which is the same to say who scored four triples.
the side of Macedonia, the most outstanding performances belonged to Todor Gecevski (18p / 5r), Dime Tasovski (18p / 8r), Vrbica Stefanov (19 p) and Ryan Stack (11 p).
In another group match, Bosnia defeated Israel (85-63) in match played in Sarajevo.
Standings after four rounds of the Group B qualifier for the 2007 European:
1. Macedonia - 4 games - 2 V / D 1 - 7 P
2. Portugal - 4 games - 3 V / D 0 - 7 P
3. Bosnia - four games - 1V / 3 D - 4 5 P
. Israel - 4 games - 1 V / 3 A - 5 P
Upcoming games:
Matchday 5
13 / 09 / 2006
Portugal - Bosnia - Pacos Ferreira, Portugal
Israel - Macedonia - Sofia, Bulgaria (neutral ground)
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