2023-12-23 02:00:00
The IDK Euskotren achieved its eighth victory of the course this Saturday. A victory that virtually qualifies the San Sebastian team to play in the Queen’s Cup. Barring a catastrophe, Azu Muguruza’s team will play the long-awaited tournament. With two days left to close the classification, even losing their next two matches against Gernika and Ferrol, Ensino would have to win their two matches with very large differences to overtake IDK and leave them out.
IDK BASQUE
Gonzalez (6), Whalen (6), Spain (11), Massey (0) and Fankam (14) – the starting quintet – Prieto (5), Westerik (4), A. de Ermino (3) and Tunstull (6) . . . . T3:8/25 T2:12/42 T1:7/11 REB:40 ASSES:12 STEAL:12LOSE:18 TAPS:1
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49
CADI
Ramette (0), Palma (3), Remenarová (7), Brown (14) and Bair (18) – the starting quintet – Grande (1), Hinriksdottir (0), Hernandez (2), Lahtinen (0) and Peasant (18) 4). T3:3/18 T2:12/33 T1:16/21 REB:33 ASIS:5 ROB:16 LOSS:21 LOSS:0
Partials: 17-17, 28-26, 42-37 and 55-49
Referees: Angel Antonio Albacete Chamon, Pablo Rodriguez Fernandez and Eduard Colomer Castello.
The victory achieved to close the year at Gasca was not one of those spectacular matches to watch, but it must be celebrated because it is worth the same. The coach herself acknowledged at the end of the match that it was “terrible, it had been a long time since she had seen a match with so many mistakes,” Muguruza did not hesitate to confess.
They had to put on their overalls and bet on good defensive work in a game with many inaccuracies, errors and incredible losses. The confrontations between IDK Euskotren and Cadí La Seu are always tight and with rather low scores, and yesterday’s match followed the same trend. From the start of the match there were doubts and after the first missed attacks, Remenárová penetrated to open the scoring with a spectacular basket. Spain responded quickly with her specialty, a triple that put IDK ahead and marked the first of up to seven lead alternations that occurred on the scoreboard in the first quarter alone.
In the absence of confirming the mathematical classification, only a catastrophe would leave IDK without qualifying for the Queen’s Cup
It suffocated the visiting defense and IDK was forced to shoot with several possessions almost exhausted. Even so, they got a 4-point lead after a brave basket by Prieto, 17-13. But Campisano and Bair equalized the score before the end of the first quarter (17-17). The game became tangled. The inaccuracies continued and although the visitors did not let the locals escape, IDK maintained the superiority with 28-26 at halftime.
After passing through the locker room, the game did not change its flavor. Fankam, imposing his physical superiority, scored two key baskets, although it was González’s second triple that gave Azu’s team a break to finish the third period with a difference of six points (43-37).
It was a victory in a match marked by the impressions of both that the locals knew how to defend better
The final minutes started with local dominance, achieving the maximum difference of 8 after a basket by Fankam and two free throws by Gracia Alonso, (47-39). But the visitors did not give up and tried until the end. They got dangerously close to 4 (50-46) and Muguruza asked to stop time with 3 minutes remaining. An error by Alba Prieto eliminated the Andalusian due to fouls, and Bair, after scoring the basket, also added the additional shot, 53-49 with 48 seconds remaining. A three-pointer from Whalen when he was needed most and Westerik after a good assist from Massey made the final score 55-49.
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