On Wednesday evening, Luxembourg’s Senior women’s national team played the fourth game of the FIBA 2027 Eurobasket Qualifiers.
At the Coque in Kirchberg, in front of 850 spectators, Luxembourg was able to beat Ireland 85:73 and adavance to the second round of the qualifiers after only 4 game days in group A because group leader Israel won its game at the same time.
The FLBB squad jumped out to a strong start. Behind Isi Etute and Anne Simon, Luxembourg quickly built a lead and went into halftime with a 45:33 advantage. Luxembourg managed to keep a 10-point lead throughout the third quarter and never let Ireland come close.
Isi Etute (27 points, 19 rebounds) and Anne Simon (26 points) led Luxembourg to a third victory in the qualification.
game stats –> game stats Luxembourg – Ireland
Results of team Luxembourg
Ireland – Luxembourg 53:69
Israel – Luxembourg 77:65
Luxembourg – Bosnia Herzegovina 75:39
Luxembourg – Ireland 85:73
Saturday: 18:00 Luxembourg – Israel (unfortunately, no spectators will be allowed)
March 17th: Bosnia Herzegovina – Luxembourg
Standings in group A
Israel (4 games, 8 points)
Luxembourg (4 games, 7 points)
Ireland (4 games, 5 points)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (4 games, 4 points)
On Saturday, Luxembourg will host Israel. Unfortunately, no spectators will be allowed to visit this game. On Tuesday, the final game of the first stage of the Qualifiers is on the schedule on the road in Bosnia.
