With raucous support at their backs, Ireland booked their place in the semi-final of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championships Division B on Friday night.
Inside a packed National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, the girls in green beat Israel 60-55 and extended their unbeaten run in the tournament to seven games.
Dayna Finn and Claire Melia led the way as Ireland's most effective point scorers. It was their defence, however, that stifled the previously free-scoring Israelis and booked their place in the semi-finals.
They'll now take on Poland in the final tomorrow evening at 6.15pm.
THEY'VE DONE IT!!! Ireland are in a EUROPEAN SEMI FINAL!!! Full time Ireland 60 Israel 55 🏀🏀WHAT A GAME 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #FIBAU18Europe pic.twitter.com/n4ADXBNswY
— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) August 11, 2017
Ole ole ole is ringing out here at the NBA as time out called 8.8 seconds to go it's Ireland 59 Israel 55 #FIBAU18Europe pic.twitter.com/btqDqriGL5
— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) August 11, 2017
