The Friborg brothers Natan and Thomas Jurkovitz, the Vaudois Jonathan Dubas and the Bernese Jonathan Kazadi managed a defensive “masterclass” against Serbia, double title holder. Even the interruption of some 25 minutes caused by a large storm 2’42 from the end of the match did not disturb them.
The Helvetians, who knew how to impose their very physical game, then led 15-9 after counting up to 8 lengths in advance just after mid-match (13-5 after 5’08). They did not loosen their embrace of the recovery, a award -winning basket of Dubas offering them the victory at 1’42 from the end of the match.
Switzerland, which had won its group before dominating Latvia 21-15 on Saturday in the quarter-finals, is therefore guaranteed to offer Swiss basketball the first intercontinental medal in its history. In a discipline appearing on the Olympic program, which is more.
Helvetians will once again appear outsiders in the final. They will face either Spain, which had dominated them 21-12 on the first day of the group stage, or Germany, falling from the United States in the quarterfinals. But nothing is impossible for this Swiss team.
