The Armenian youth basketball team gained advantage over Azerbaijan  in the European U-20 championship being held in Oradea, Romania.

After a tense and persistent struggle in the B Division competitions, the young Armenian sportsmen beat the rival 82-80.

The national team will fight for the 17th place in another meeting on July 23.

The team earlier won the fifth place in the A Subgroup competitions (B Division group round).

The Armenian basketball players have so far celebrated only one victory, taking advantage over Poland, the championship's leader.