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Austrians reach the final of the 3×3 home European Championships
The Austrian basketball team surprisingly reached the final of the 3x3 European Championship in Vienna's Prater on Sunday. They defeated Lithuania 21:14 in the semifinals before the end of the game.
This is the first ÖBV medal at a major event. In the final (19:30, live on ORF Sport +), Nico Kaltenbrunner, Enis Murati, Toni Blazan and Fabio Söhnel will face Switzerland or the top favorites Serbia, who faced each other afterwards.
The semi-final against Lithuania was only balanced in the early stages up to 7:7. After that, the Austrians pulled away unassailably with a lot of wit and thanks to their high scoring rate. "Unbelievable, unimaginable. The Olympic qualifiers didn't work out, the disappointment was huge. Now it's the European Championships at home and we're in the final, it's an incredible feeling, incredible fans - I can't imagine anything better," said a jubilant Söhnel in the ORF interview. Blazan also referred to the important support from the stands. "The crowd gives us so much energy." Kaltenbrunner is looking for a bonus: "We're not done yet, we want gold."
Austrians eliminated in the quarter-finals
The women's final (19:05) will be contested by Spain and France. The Austrians were eliminated by France in the quarter-finals on Saturday. The men's red-white-red wheelchair team will face Poland in the final (16.55).
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