Lointek Gernika narrowly beat Enea Gorzow (79-78) in the first leg of the round of 32

Euskaraz irakurri: Lointek Gernikak puntu bateko abantaila lortu du Enea Gorzowen aurka (79-78), final-hamaseirenetako joanekoan

Lointek Gernika Bizkaia beat InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow by 79-78 the first leg of the round of 32 of the eurocup which was held on Wednesday, January 4 in Maloste (Gernika-Lumo). Therefore, the Biscayan team will face the return match that will be played in Poland next week with a point advantage.

The clash started even (2-2 and 5-5), but little by little Lointek Gernika began to prove superior on the field, and achieved a 7-point lead (17-9). It was very difficult for the Polish team to get back into the match, although they continued to work and reduced their disadvantage. At the end of the first ten minutes, the Gernika-Lumo team gained a lead of 6 points (22-16).

The local team increased their income at the start of the second quarter (28-19). However, as in the first quarter, the visitors began to find their best version, and came within two points (34-32). In the following minutes, neither team was able to break through on the scoreboard. Even so, the locals arrived at the break with a favorable score of 41-37.

In the resumption the ups and downs in the electronic were constant. The visiting team took the lead (50-52) with three minutes and 40 seconds remaining for the end of the quarter. The game was very even in the final stretch of the third quarter, but Lointek Gernika Bizkaia arrived with a point advantage in the last ten seconds of the quarter, and with a three-pointer from Rosó Buch in the last breath, they extended their lead (63-59).

At the beginning of the last quarter, the local team managed to maintain their advantage, although little by little the rival was improving, and equalized the clash (68-68) with five minutes to go. In this way, the visitors faced the final five minutes with strength. Thus, the Polish team achieved a four-point advantage (74-78) and the match turned uphill for Ana Montañana’s girls. In any case, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia fought until the end, did not give up, closed the gap, and with a three-pointer from Cvitkovic entered with a point advantage (79-78) to the last 10 seconds. Enea Gorzow had the final possession to be able to achieve the victory, but he did not take advantage of it, and the victory remained in Maloste.

Data sheet:

79 – Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (22+19+22+16): Ygueravide (29), Rosó Buch (3), Spreafico (8), Cvitkovic (9) and Sofía Silva (4) -starting five-; Ariztimuño (3), Brooque Williams (6), Meskonyte (11), Bura (6), Olaia Arenas and Maialen Idiri.

78 – The West Enea Gorzów (16+21+22+19): Allen (12), Wadoux (3), Keller (2), Senyurek (16) and Smith (23) -starting five-; Horvat (17), Matkowska (3) and Bazan (2).

Partial: 22-16, 41-37 (rest); 63-59 and 79-78 (final).

Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (Italy), Diogo Martins (Portugal) and Martin van Hoye (Belgium). Eliminated Spreafico (m.40).