Sweden never came back from the total collapse in the third period.
Lithuania have won the match with 70-68 and the Championship is now over.
– It is so sad. There’s nothing you can say, says Elisabet Egnell.
Sweden were whipped to win against Lithuania for the basketball championship would not be over for now .
Sweden had a rest day yesterday, while Lithuania made their fourth match in as many days.
But it was their opponents who started best. Sweden knew it had to stop the star Gintare Petronyte, but it was above all from the three-point line as the points flowed in. Lithuania went away to 15-7 and Sweden took time.
It aroused the team.
Sweden came out and made the 10-0 on Lithuania after Stefanie Yderström including lowered two threes and took the lead 17-15 after the first period.
Lithuania made the 22-0
Sweden continued to maintain grip in the second period and Yderström, who have not played much so far in the tournament, continued to deliver.
Sweden could go away to 29-21, but with a few minutes left of the period came Lithuania back. Opponents did 12-0 in Sweden and could go away to 29-33 at halftime.
The collapse continued in the third. Lithuania had made 22-0 before Sweden finally made the points no. The management was still tiopoäng, 51-61 ahead of the final.
The end was a real thriller.
Sweden fought back into the game. 9 seconds left put Lithuania two penalties to 70-66. After six seconds remained la Halvarsson in two points and after a tangled situation in Sweden got the ball
Frida Eldebrink got the ball, but the shot went ring out.
Sweden lost by 68-70.
Microscopic chance for advancement
The chance to move on now is microscopic.
In this case, requires that both Sweden and Hungary wins over Spain.
– It is completely empty. I hardly know what happened. We are back and gives us sjävla chance to win, but does not reach all the way, says Elisabet Egnell and continues:
– We have a bottomless period in the third, which makes it too difficult for us . We have too many dips.
Frida Eldebrink was very disappointed after the game.
– It’s hopeless. It’s a tough game and they get more easy points than us. We do not come to the finish we want. It will be hard to sleep tonight, you say she is.
The goal was a fifth place in the Championship and a place in the Olympics, but now there was not even a second round.
Both Elizabeth Egnell and Frida Eldebrink thought Sweden underperformed in the tournament.
– We maxpresterar not in this tournament and what it is because I do not know, says Egnell.
We have not come up 100 percent in our fast attacking game, says Frida Eldebrink.
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