The national basketball team of Ukraine was defeated in the qualification for the World Cup 2019 from Montenegro.

Sensationally outplayed in the last round of Spain, Evgeni Murzin's wards could not do anything against the Balkans. Having won only one quarter, the "blue-yellow" lost to the opponent with a score of 84:90 (13:16, 27:29, 18:17, 26:28).

The best on points in the Ukrainian team were Vladimir Konev and Igor Zaitsev (9 points each).

After the defeat from Montenegro, Ukraine dropped to the 5th place in the group - in the asset of Lenya, Mikhaylyuk and the team of 12 points.

His thoughts on the game shared a mentor "blue-yellow" Eugene Murzin.

"We tried to close Dublevich and Ivanovich - the leaders of the rival. However, this time we could not stop the attacks of Montenegro. 56 points from only two players - this is too much. We are trying to aggressively play in the defense, but this time we failed ", Murzin quotes the official website of the FBU.

The next matches in the selection for the 2014 World Cup Ukraine will hold on November 29 (at home with Slovenia,. ) and December 2 (on the road with Spain).