Philippines U21 misses bus to the World Cup, demolished by Poland U21, 81-106 (74979)Beijing, China -- Philippines U21 ends their season on a miserable note as Poland U21 crushes the Philippine team's dream of making the World Cup for the third consecutive time. It was a crushing defeat, 81-106, which sends Philippines U21 to the consolation tournament next season.
Clodualdo Salinel was the only one who showed up for the Filipinos as he scored 31 points on 13 of 29 shooting, but he also had to endure foul trouble in the second half.
Leonilo Gomez started the game but was injured at the beginning of the second quarter. He only managed to score 2 points and grabbed 2 rebounds. He was replaced by the newcomer,
Burt Marc Soldevilla, who scored 8 points.
Dino Isaiah Libutaque and
Juvenal Delvir also scored 8 points each.
Poland U21 were hitting most their shots, which led to them having 6 double-digit scorers, led by
Zbigniew Klincewicz with 17 points, and
Karol Poczatek with 14 points. The Polish side also outrebounded and out-assisted the Philippine team.
"It wasn't the ending we wanted, so with that, I deeply apologize to the Filipino community who supported the team all the way", coach Leo mentioned in the interview. "As the cliche goes, we'll bounce back!"
Points Leaders:
Clodualdo Salinel - 31 points
Burt Marc Soldevilla - 8 points
Dino Isaiah Libutaque - 8 points
Juvenal Delvir - 8 points
Rebounds Leaders:
Axel Marquese - 8 rebounds
Allan Camilo Onganon - 6 rebounds
Burt Marc Soldevilla - 5 rebounds
Assists Leaders:
Clodualdo Salinel - 5 assists
David Castaños - 4 assists
Axel Marquese - 3 assists
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
- Leo