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Israel has qualified for the semi finals of the u.20 European Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, with a dramatic 83-82 win over Serbia & Montenegro.This win also assures Israel a place in the World Championships to be held next simmer in Argentina.
Hero of the game was Anton Kazarnovski who scored the winning basket, four seconds from time. He was also the MVP with 19 pts, 10 rbds and 4 bsts. Yotam Halperin played 34 minutes in spite of an ankle injury. He scored 20 pts (4-7 for three) and dished out 3 assists. Former Maccabi TA player Erez Kohansky, scored 7 pts, pulled down 5 rbds and played some great defense on the Serbian star Koljevic.
Israel will play the Greece in the semi finals on Saturday (21:15, live on Sport 5+).
