Tonight, the basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the qualification for the World Cup with a visit to Istanbul, where they will play against Turkey in the first round.
The third quarter is over. Turkey leads with 67 points, while the Dragons have nine points less, 58.
The top five of our selection looks like this: Castaneda, Hrelja, Vrabac, Alibegović and Sulejmanović. Sulejmanović gave our national team the lead in the first minute with a dunk.
The match comes at a time when coach Dario Gjergja is facing major personnel problems.
Dubai did not allow the arrival of Džanan Musa, Kenan Kamenjaš and Kosta Kondić. Due to injuries, Edin Atić and Amar Gegić did not travel, Miralem Halilović said goodbye to the national team, while Aleksandar Lazić refused to perform while the current Board of Directors is at the head of KSBiH.
Due to this situation, Gjergja took only 11 basketball players to Turkey, who, despite the weakened roster, will try to give their best and possibly cause a surprise.
Turkey: Šehmus Hazer, Yigitcan Saybir, Sertač Šanli, Yigit Arslan, Tarik Biberović, Onuralp Bitim, Berk Ugurlu, Furkan Korkmaz, Ercan Osmani, Erkan Yilmaz, Kenan Sipahi and Omer Faruk Yurtseven. Selector: Ergin Ataman.
BiH: Xavier Castaneda, Faruk Duvnjak, Adnan Arslanagić, Tarik Hrelja, Adin Vrabac, Amar Alibegović, Stefan Simanić, Nikola Marić, Emir Sulejmanović, Ajdin Penava and Vojin Ilić. Selector: Dario Gjergja.
(Vijesti.ba)
