A Survival Battle: Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Lithuania will play Bosnia and Herzegovina in Vilnius at 18:30 in a key World Cup qualifying game.
- A win would preserve Lithuaniaโs hopes of reaching the tournament, while a loss would leave only a very small chance.
- Lithuania lost 94-66 to Turkey in Istanbul, while Bosnia and Herzegovina upset Italy 78-76 several days earlier.
Lithuania faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in what Delfi presents as a survival battle in the race to qualify for the World Cup. The game begins at 18:30 in Vilnius.
A victory would keep Lithuaniaโs hopes alive. A defeat would reduce those prospects to what the report calls only microscopic chances.
Lithuania comes into the game after a heavy 94-66 loss to Turkey in Istanbul several days earlier, a result described as a major humiliation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, by contrast, produced a surprise by beating Italy 78-76.
The Lithuanian squad, coached by Rimas Kurtinaitis, includes Kristupas ลฝemaitis, Augustas Marฤiulionis, Matas Jogฤla, Dominykas Stenionis, Gytis Radzeviฤius, Justas Furmanaviฤius, ฤลพuolas Tubelis, Mindaugas Kaฤinas, Osvaldas Oliseviฤius, Regimantas Miniotas, Marek Blaลพeviฤius and Donatas Motiejลซnas.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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