EuroBasket: Poland to face Slovenia in quarter-finals

Poland are set to play Slovenia later this week for a place in the last four of the FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 tournament.

Michal Michalak of Poland (right) in action against Issuf Sanon of Ukraine (left) during the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Round of 16 match between Poland and Ukraine at the EuroBasket Arena in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, September 11, 2022.

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The Polish team went through to the quarter-finals after beating Ukraine 94: 86 (24:21, 18:24, 27:22, 25:19) in their Round of 16 match in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, news outlets reported. 

⚪️🔴 GRAMY DALEJ❗️ MAMY ĆWIERĆFINAŁ @EuroBasket❗️

𝘜𝘒𝘙𝘈𝘐𝘕𝘈 🆚 𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘚𝘒𝘈 86:94#KoszKadra @EnergaSA @PKN_ORLEN @BankPekaoSA @kgs_pl @RMF24pl pic.twitter.com/IIsptIEVsf

— KoszKadra (@KoszKadra) September 11, 2022

Led by captain Mateusz Ponitka, Poland ran out winners in a tight contest to qualify for the last eight of the EuroBasket for the first time since 1997.

🇵🇱 POLSKA will play in the #EuroBasket Quarter-Finals for the 1st time in 25 years!#BringTheNoise

— #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) September 11, 2022

They now face Slovenia in Berlin on Wednesday, with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs. 

Epic battles everywhere ⚔️

The #EuroBasket Quarter-Finals are set ✅ pic.twitter.com/VtTHauwWU3

— #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) September 11, 2022

The FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 is being co-hosted by the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. 

The tournament runs until September 18. 

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Source: TVP Sport, fiba.basketball