2023-11-12 13:33:11
Rachid Meziane was satisfied with having won a very large victory once morest Azerbaijan in Baku on Sunday for the Belgian Cats’ second qualifying match for Euro 2025 women’s basketball. “It was important to get rid of bad vibes“, added the French coach of the national team.
Beaten by Poland (62-67) at home on Wednesday in the opening, the Belgian players corrected Azerbaijan (28-136) to offer themselves the largest victory in the history of Belgium. “The objective was threefold, to win of course, with a significant gap because following the defeat once morest the Poles, the average can take on importance now, and thirdly to get everyone involved. This was the case and each additionally had an impact on the game“, analyzed Rachid Meziane for the BELGA Agency.
Alone Julie German missing. “Out of caution“, justified Rachid Meziane. “There was no point in taking a risk following experiencing discomfort during training. We preferred to preserve it.“
The international window ends on a better note than Wednesday and the next qualifying matches are scheduled in just one year, first once morest Lithuania (November 7, 2024, then three days later in Poland), fourth team in the band. “A remodeling team with a large interior sector. I don’t know if the difference in difference between what Lithuania put in Azerbaijan (+37) and us (+108) will count, but for now our first rival is Poland, which has, once morest us , played an excellent match, I want to emphasize that too, even if we missed out too.“
The eight group winners and the four best runners-up will qualify for Euro 2025 co-hosted by Greece, Germany, Czechia and Italy. The Belgian Cats, defending champions, are aiming for a fifth consecutive qualification.
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