Lointek Gernika Bizkaia was defeated against La Roche Vendée (78-90) in the match corresponding to the second day of the Eurocup which was played at the Maloste Sports Center (Gernika-Lumo) this Wednesday. In the other group H meeting, Flammes won the victory against Virtus Bologna (84-46). La Roche Vendée leads the pack with two victories, Flammes and Lointek Gernika add a victory and a defeat, while Bologna has lost both matches disputed to date.
The local team has scored the first two points of the clash, but the response from the visiting team was overwhelming with seven consecutive points (2-7). Lointek Gernika was overtaken by the rival at the start of the game and La Roche Vendée began to command. The French took the measure of the rival and opened a gap on the scoreboard (8-21). The team led by Mario López suffered in the first ten minutes and ended the first quarter with an unfavorable score of 20-32.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Gernika-Lumo team put the match very uphill (25-40), but the locals kept working, gradually reducing the disadvantage, and came close to nine points (31- 40) when there were four minutes to go to break. However, La Roche Vendée re-imposed its rhythm and increased its lead to 21 points. (33-54).
After the break, it was difficult for Lointek Gernika to catch the rhythm and it complicated the match (33-57). Even so, the girls led by Mario López did not give up and began to close the gap. In this way, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia was eight points behind the rival (56-64) with less than three minutes remaining for the conclusion of the third quarter. The Biscayan team did a great job in the final stretch of this quarter and reached the last ten minutes with 10 points behind. (61-71).
In the last quarter, the French team controlled the game well. Lointek Gernika Bizkaia could not lower the ten-point deficit (64-74), as La Roche Vendée did not let them get close on the scoreboard. Therefore, in the end, the visiting team claimed the win. (78-90).
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