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Thank you.
Yes, this is a rather unexpected result. Apparently, our good day overlapped with a bad day for the opponent. I am sure that Ukraine can win 9 out of 10 matches against us, but everything turned out in our favor.
It would be easy to trade this victory for two victories over Pakistan and Belarus, but i can be quite happy with that.

Ukraina 76 - 85 Scotland
An unusual match. Initially, our victory was not expected, but the opposing coach decided to give some young players a chance to play, and we were able to do a great job on defense on the home court. And due to the confident victory on the rebound, we were able to win due to the number of possessions. Although our condition was not perfect, there were several players on the bench in the form of 7. MacBaxter made a great debut at the start. It's funny that after defeating such a strong opponent, we even dropped from 72nd to 74th place in the world ranking.
Scotland 106 - 77 Azərbaycan
Azerbaijan did not accumulate enthusiasm during the tournament, so even an away game seemed like an easy walk. And so it happened. I wish there was a bigger difference in points, but that thought happens after every win.
There are only two matches left, Australia at home and Indonesia away.

Australia 79 - 103 Scotland
The players came to the match in good, almost perfect shape, the match was at home and we need to win to stay in the race for the playoff. After some thought, I decided to play two MOTS in a row. The plan was to beat Australia at home, and then see what happens in the match against Indonesia. In the end, everything turned out perfectly for us, the opponent played with a low mood, and we led almost the entire match.
Scotland 119 - 115 Indonesia
By this match, the players were in almost perfect shape again. The task of winning was much more difficult, because we spent most of our enthusiasm on the match against Australia. In addition, it is much more difficult to play in away matches. Although we lost almost the entire match, we were able to snatch the victory in overtime. Many thanks to the opponent, who for some reason decided not to put MOTS on this match, and this gave us the opportunity to enter the playoff from 27th place.
The playoff match with Finland is ahead. The match is only nominal, we have only 3 points of enthusiasm left. But this is the second consecutive consolidation tournament where we are going to the playoff, which is a good tradition.

Wendell, thank you so much!
I wish you good luck with the playoff, there have been no new trophies on the shelf of NT Germany for a long time, it's time to add to the collection.

5-3 and 27th place, what a great achievement. Congrats and thank you, coach!

Thank you for re-election.
We are entering the 69th season. We have matches with Belgium and Austria ahead.
Boyd, a player with 159 TSP at his peak, has left the team after playing 201 matches. Will we have players of this level in the future? It is unlikely.
However, the team is not bad. McClair has been injured for a long time, and we will be slightly weaker.

Thank you for your service once again TRUF.

I am a proud manager now that Ben Watson (25) has achieved his first cap for the national team in the scrimmage against Malta. He will continue to get full training and i hope he can be a regular name in the matchday squad in the coming years!

We played the first two matches of the group stage.
Belgium 120 - 79 Scotland
A difficult match against the second place in the world rankings. I tried to play at a slower pace to reduce the score difference, but we still lost by - 41, which was quite painful. MacKissock did a good job in the attack, otherwise the score difference would have been even greater.
Scotland 123 - 139 Austria
We played well in a результативный match. We played with a lower intensity, but with equal intensity, we could have won. We were evenly matched for the first half, but a poor performance in the third quarter decided the outcome. We had a good distribution of shots and a decent shooting percentage. However, we struggled with defense. Interestingly, both teams together made 53 of their 53 free throws.
We have matches with Albania and Slovenia ahead, and we will try to play better.

Albania 95-74 Scotland
One of our worst matches in several seasons. For the fourth match in a row, we played an inside offense, because McClair and Belcher are still not ready to play in the starting lineup. The opponent's coach took a risk, guessed the prediction, set a high mood, strengthened the inside defense, and deservedly won. We didn't have a player in this match who could score a lot and consistently, which is a pity.
Scotland 117-118 Slovenia
We played with a high spirit and lost only in overtime. With an optimal lineup, we could have won all three of our last matches, but we'll never know. MacNiven scored a three-pointer buzzerbeater in overtime, but we were already down by four points.
When will the first victory be? Ahead are Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Bosnia