The Spanish team, with the scholarships for Basque Team Ainhoa Hernandez Y Maitane Etxeberria in their ranks, and with Imanol Alvarez as assistant coach, he has fallen to Denmark (35-28) and has run out of the bronze medal.
They reached the semifinals undefeated, but could not overcome the double Scandinavian challenge. In the semifinals were swallowed by Norway (27-21) and in this consolation final they have not been able to overcome the Danish pitfall either.
As against Norway, the rival goal shone and this time Sandra Toft It was the best of the game and of Denmark, who attacked very quickly and successfully and defended tightly to make Spain see that the dream of bronze was finally going to be a nightmare.
The difference was only three goals at half-time (16-13). It was possible to turn the scoreboard around in the second half; nonetheless, the Scandinavian team has continued to take advantage of unforced turnovers to go on the spot.
An adverse 6-2 run in the first nine minutes of the second half ended the podium options for Hernandez and Etxeberria’s team, which, despite not giving up, could not prevent the Danish team from making a final break: 35- 28.
Datasheet:
35 – Denmark (16 + 19): Sandra Toft (Rebecca Reinhardt), Nolsoe Pedersen (1), Ostergaard Jensen (2), Line Haugsted (3), Kathrine Heindahl (3), Mie Hojlund (1) and Louise Burgaard (7) –siete inicial–; Kristina Jorgensen (6), Simone Bohme, Mette Tranborg (2), Anne Mette Hansen (6, 4p), Simone Petersen (1, 1p), Cecilie Friis (1), Elsberg Möller and Rikke Iversen (2).
28 – Spain (13 + 15): Merche Castellanos (Silvia Navarro ps), Carmen Martín (6), Irene Espínola (1), Carmen Campos (5), Alexandrina Barbosa (4, 1p), Eli Cesáreo (2) and Jennifer Gutiérrez – starting seven -; Silvia Arderius (1), Kaba Gassama (3), Maitane Etxeberria, Alicia Fernández, Paula Arcos (2), Soledad López (2), Mireya González (2) and Ainhoa Hernández.
Scoreboard every five minutes: 1-2, 4-4, 8-6, 10-10, 14-10, 16-13 (rest); 19-13, 22-15, 25-19, 28-21, 32-25 and 35-28.
Referees: Amar Konjicanin and Dino Konjicanin (Bosnian Federation). They excluded two minutes to Tranborg, Heindahl and Burgaard, on the part of Denmark; and Espínola, Etxeberria, Martín y Campos, from Spain.
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