The women’s basketball team of Moldova lost all the games in the preliminary group of the European Championship for small countries, which takes place in Macedonia, Info-Prim Neo reports. The girls coached by Vasile Scutelnic suffered clear defeats at the hands of Malta, score 23-72, Azerbaijan, score 44-63, and Scotland, 19-81. The Moldovans finished at the bottom of the group with 0 points and will play in the tournament for the 5th-8th places. The first opponent will be Wales. The game is scheduled for July 14. In the other match of the tournament, Azerbaijan will meet Gibraltar. Moldova’s best result in this competition is the third place occupied in 2006. Recently, the men’s team has won the silver medal at the European Championship for small countries.