Victory against the Czech Republic: Best placement since 1997: Basketball players EM fifth

Germany’s basketball players have achieved the best placement at a European Championship since 1997. At that time the German selection had become third. In the game for fifth place, the team around the two WNBA professionals Leonie Fiebich and Luisa Geiselsöder in Piraeus prevailed against the Czech Republic with 81:70 (37:32).

Even without the missing Satou and Nyara Sabally this year and the injured captain Marie Gülich, Germany continued his upward trend in women’s basketball. In the European Championships of 2023, the team of national coach Lisa Thomaidis took sixth place and reached the quarter -finals at Olympia in Paris last year.

“In view of the circumstances, this was the best result for us. It is a big step for the German basketball. We are looking forward to the next year,” said the naturalized burial actress Alexis Peterson at Magentasport.

Appearance makes courage for home World Cup

After two wins and a defeat during the preliminary round in Hamburg, Germany had to admit defeated in Piraeus in the quarter -finals defending champion Belgium. Fiebich and her colleagues shook the disappointment, won the two placement games against Turkey and the Czech Republic confidently and refueled confidence for the home World Cup in Berlin next year. The best German thrower at the end was Fiebich with 20 points.

Against the Czech Republic, against which Germany had lost significantly in preparation without Fiebich and Geiselsöder, the selection of the German Basketball Federation caught a weak start and was quickly 0: 8 behind. But then the German team found its rhythm and led five points at halftime. After the change of sides, Germany continued to expand the lead and ended up celebrating the few fans at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.