体坛英语资讯：Georgia stay alive in Youth Olympics boys basketball after early mishap
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="amends">amends</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="forfeit">forfeit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>' <span word="basketball">basketball</span> 3<span word="x">x</span>3 <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="Slovenia">Slovenia</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 21-4 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</span> 20-9 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> 15-10 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:30," <span word="team">team</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Luka">Luka</span> <span word="Maziashvili">Maziashvili</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Slovenia">Slovenia</span> <span word="clash">clash</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="undefeated">undefeated</span> <span word="Slovenia">Slovenia</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="Otar">Otar</span> <span word="Pertaia">Pertaia</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="win">win</span>."</p><p><span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="four">four</span>.</p>
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