The dream ended Friday evening for the Swiss team M19. She bowed 84-70 in front of New Zealand in the quarterfinals of his’ World Cup, in Lausanne.
The protégés of coach Ivan Rudez, former coach of the Lions of Geneva, therefore failed to confirm the feat signed Wednesday in the 8th finals against France (86-79 after extension). They will fight for the ranks 5 to 8 Saturday and Sunday.
This failure will however certainly remain anecdotal when it comes to drawing the final assessment. The Swiss team, present as a host country, thwarted all the forecasts by rising in the Top 8 after taking 2nd place in group C (behind Israel) with two successes for a defeat.
Even if the 16 teams in the running participated in the direct elimination phase, the young Helvetians have stolen anything. They beat the Dominican Republic in the pool to offer themselves an 8th finals against the 3rd of the hen D, and returned from nowhere before released France.
Their beautiful course also validates the work carried out at the National Center of Swiss Basket, whose strong man is Ivan Rudez and where very many players have passed. But not the team ‘star’, Dayan Nessah (19 years old since April), which was trained in FC Barcelona.
The future Cleveland State University player has notably been dominant against France (22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists). Friday evening, the Genevan scored 19 points. The Swiss led 44-38 at halftime, but they collapsed during the third quarter, lost 29-12.
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