Guillaume MARION, Media365, published on Sunday February 27, 2022 at 8:30 p.m.
This Sunday, in Matosinhos, the France team won in Portugal (56-69), during the qualifications for the 2023 World Cup. With four successes in four games, the Blues are qualified for the 2nd round.
If the essential is acquired, for the rest, we will come back. A few days after largely beating the Seleçao in Dijon (94-56), the French team this time had more trouble overcoming Portugal this Sunday (56-69). In Matosinhos, near Porto, Vincent Collet’s players notably accumulated ball losses (27 in total) against locals who showed a better face in front of their audience. Moreover, at the break, Rafael Lisboa’s teammates (14 points) were in front of nothing on the scoreboard (39-38), but the Blues reacted to the return from the locker room. Thanks to a good third quarter won 15-8, the latter made the difference to take the lead in this meeting and then did not let go. Carried in particular by Ameth Mbaye (16 points) and Sylvain Francisco (15 points), France finally had the last wordthanks to ten new good minutes (20-13).
Refuel before returning to Lithuania
Thereby, the Habs won without shining and still validate their ticket for the next round in these qualifications for the 2023 World Cup, which will take place in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. Indeed, Mathias Lessort (10 points and 6 rebounds) and his family continue their faultless in this group E, with four victories in as many meetings. They now have an appointment in July for the next meetings, in Montenegro (the 1st) and against Hungary (the 4th) to finish the job. The Blues will then have to finish the job and take as many points as possible so as not to fall behind before the 2nd round, during which they will probably challenge Lithuania. For the rest, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are fighting for the last two tickets in these qualifiers and could be the other opponents of the French at this time.
French markers: Mbaye (16 points), Francisco (15), Lessort (10), Labeyrie (8), Jaiteh (6), Cordinier (5), Julien (5), Lang (2) and Toupane (2)
BASKETBALL – WORLD 2023 (QUALIFICATIONS) / DAY 4
Sunday February 27, 2022
Montenegro – Hungary : 84-88
Portugal – France : 56-69
Group E classification
1- France 8 points >>> Qualified
2- Montenegro 6
3- Hungary 6
4- Portugal 4
