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Scotland 92 – 113 Croatia
The match was an away game, and it was truly difficult for us to fight for the win. Unfortunately, in the first quarter, the opponent built a large lead. In the remaining quarters, we played much more convincingly. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the game and the players' readiness. I wouldn't call the match a bad one — playing away is genuinely tough for us.

Panama 106 – 114 Scotland
A rather risky match, a hard-fought home win. Panama turned out to be quite well-prepared, both in terms of player quality and tactics. They countered our internal strategy with a 2-3 zone. Fortunately, we managed to consistently break down their defense and win the rebounding battle, building a comfortable lead by the end of the third quarter. At the start of the fourth quarter, the opponent went on a 13-2 run, cutting the deficit to just four points. However, we managed to regroup and steady our offense after that.

Next matches with Lebanon and Azerbaijan

Scotland 93 - 104 Lebanon
At a higher mood tried to turn the guest match in their direction, but a little bit missed the strength of the roster.

Azerbaijan 72 - 103 Scotland
Victory was quite easy, we have stronger roster and match was home.

Scotland 68 - 84 Bolivia
A very sad match for us, one of the worst in my career coach. I didn't guess the defense tactics and punished us for it. In the first half of the match looked good, but after the break everything became much worse and even a great advantage in the selection we did not help.

Ahead of the matches with England, Guatemala and Andorra.
Unfortunately, having an account 2-3, and after England will be 2-4, we certainly will not get to playoff. However, go further, let's try to show a good game.