Silver for Germany's U19 basketball player: Historical final against the USA!

Silver for Germany's U19 basketball player: Historical final against the USA!

The German U19 basketball team wrote history at the World Cup in Lausanne, even if in the end she narrowly missed the title. In the final against the United States, the boys had to give up 76: 109, but were able to achieve their best result in this age group with the silver medal. After an exciting first halftime score of 47:56, Germany could not prevent the United States from expanding the lead to up to 30 points in the third quarter. It was a combative match in which Germany was able to keep up with, especially thanks to the strong performance by Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson.

The appearances of the German U19 basketball players were followed by numerous fans in the stadium with great enthusiasm. DBB President Ingo Weiss praised the team for their outstanding achievements and described the success as "historical". Vice President Armin Andres also said positively about the future of German men's basketball. "We saw that the potential is there and the foundations for a successful future were laid," he said.

A look at the final

The USA stayed strong in this tournament and scored over 100 points in the sixth game in a row. Nevertheless, the German squad was ready for the fight. Germany kept the encounter exciting until half -time, with a score of 23:24 and 24:32 in the first two quarters. But the third quarter was the turn - with a terrifying 10:28, the game went into this phase, which caused the team of coach Goran Sablić serious problems.

In the semi -finals, the Germans had still shone with an unbeaten record. Christian Anderson was the top scorer with 27 points, while Hannes Steinbach scored a double double with 14 points and 16 rebounds. In the final confrontation against the United States, however, they faced the challenge of meeting the superiority of rebounds at 50 to 31.

historical beginnings and perspectives

This silver medal is the first World Cup title for the German Basketball Bund (DBB) in this age group since the existence of the tournament, which was originally launched in 1979. The way to this success shows the progress that German basketball has made in recent years. This is a gratifying message for all basketball enthusiasts in the country who are looking forward to the next generation.

The World Cup in Switzerland and the subsequent tournaments in basketball remain an exciting chapter for the German teams. The U19 World Cup has once again proven that the use and hard work pay off. And who knows - maybe we will soon see the next stars of the German basketball scene on the big parquet. It remains exciting!

For detailed information on the previous U19 World Championships and their results, a look at the [Wikipedia page] (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/u-19-basketball championship).

You can also read the reporting on the exciting final on [sky] (https://sport.sky.de/basketball/u19-basketballer-Verskmen-sation-im-finale- against-usa/1339387/34240) and read and FOCUS also offers interesting insights into the course of the course of the course Tournaments.