At half-time, the Angolans were already fighting against a seven-point deficit (31-38), and they only managed to lead in punctual terms in the last period. The partials were 14-17 (1st), 17-21 (2nd), 17-19 (3rd) and 19-15 (4th). In the final result, Angola did not go beyond 67 points, against 72 scored by the Portuguese.
On the Portuguese side, defensive midfielder Diogo Brito stood out with 21 points and seven rebounds, while on the Angolan side the best player on the field was Eduardo Francisco, with 17 points.
Angola thus adds the third consecutive defeat, leaving the tournament without any game won. Remember that the pupils of the Spaniard Pep Clarós lost in their debut against the Mexican national team (76-78), followed by a new defeat against the hosts of Jordan (56-70).
This Monday they lined up for Angola Childe Dundão (11 points), Gerson Lukeny (7), Jilson Bango (5), António Monteiro (5), Bruno Fernando (9), Gerson Domingos (6), Dimitri Maconda (4), Eduardo Francisco (17), Silvio Sousa (3), Leonel Paulo, Teotônio Dó, Aboubakar Gaku and João Fernandes.
For Portugal, Diogo Brito (21), Ricardo Monteiro (6), Travante Williams (11), Miguel Queiroz (5), Rafael Lisboa (6), Vladyslav Voytso (2), Diogo Ventura (5), João Guerreiro (3) played , Diogo Gameiro (1), Gonçalo Delgado (7), Carlos Cardoso and Cândido Sá (5).
The World Championship starts to be played on the 25th of August, running until the 10th of September in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
