Euskaraz irakurri: Espainiak Belgikaren aurka galdu du Eurobasketeko finalean

The Spanish women’s basketball team lost (58-64) in the fight for the Eurobasket 2023 gold against Belgiuma final at the Arena Stozice in Ljubljana that they dominated for 35 minutes and saw it disappear in the last plays.

The match started with an even duel. Alba Torrens became the top scorer for Spain, and the self-confidence and strength of Raquel Carrera gave her the initiative on the scoreboard (12-6).

The Spanish extended their advantage and knew how to manage it to reach the break with a promising income (32-25).

After passing through the locker room, Belgium began to press and the clash began to tighten again, but Spain escaped again thanks to the good finishes under the basket (44-36).

Spain got stuck in attack and their good work on the offensive rebound did not get them out of the quagmire this time. Finally, a three-pointer from Meesseman put Belgium ahead (54-55).

Mendez’s men were in a hurry and with four down with 30 seconds to go, they played the last shot with a past ring from Casas that did not go well and ended Spain’s last options.

Data sheet

58 – Spain (17+15+16+10): Cazorla (3), Casas (14), Torrens (8), Gil (4), Carrera (12) -five starters- Domínguez (-), Ginzo (10), Ouviña (-), Quevedo (-) and Rodríguez (7).

64 – Belgium (13+12+18+21): Allemand (9), Vanloo (13), Delaere (-), Meesseman (24), Linskens (18) -starting five- Becky Massey (-), Mununga (-), Lisowa Mbaka (-) and Resimont (-) .

referees: Forsberg (DIN), Liszka (POL) and Baldini (ITA). No eliminated.

Source: Eitb

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