EuroBasket: Poland to play for bronze

Poland will play for the bronze medal at the FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 tournament, after their semi-final against favourites France ended in a 54:95 defeat on Friday.

Łukasz Kolenda of Poland (right) in action against Vincent Poirier of France (left) during the FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 semi-final match between Poland and France at the EuroBasket Arena in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, September 16, 2022.

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The Poles lost 9:15, 9:19, 18:30, 18:31 to the Olympic runners-up in front of 11,563 spectators at the EuroBasket Arena in Berlin, Germany, news outlets reported.

⚪️🔴 Finał @EuroBasket nie dla #KoszKadra 🏀

W niedzielę zagramy o brąz 🥉@EnergaSA @PKN_ORLEN @BankPekaoSA @kgs_pl @AerowatchPolska pic.twitter.com/D49fhKFXei

— KoszKadra (@KoszKadra) September 16, 2022

Poland found their opponents too formidable on the day, with the athletic French team dominant from start to finish, according to sportowefakty.wp.pl. 

Yet having enjoyed what fiba.basketball described as “a fairytale run” to the semi-finals of the tournament, the Polish side can still claim the third place and bronze medal.

⚪️🔴 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗦𝗭 𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗞𝗔 🗣: wciąż mamy jeden mecz do wygrania! Wróćmy do Polski z medalem 🥉 ❗️#KoszKadra@EnergaSA @PKN_ORLEN @kgs_pl @BankPekaoSA pic.twitter.com/7TqusG1vR2

— KoszKadra (@KoszKadra) September 16, 2022

They will face the losing side from the other semi-final, between Germany and Spain, in the bronze-medal game in Berlin on Sunday. 

Meanwhile, whoever wins that other semi will entertain France in the final of EuroBasket 2022, also in the German capital on Sunday.

The FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 is being co-hosted by the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. 

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Source: sportowefakty.wp.pl, fiba.basketball