2023-04-20 20:53:39
Spar Girona beat Barça in Sant Feliu de Llobregat in the first match of the playoff tie against a strong team that, with a Anna Cruz recovering his best moments, he tied the game two minutes from the end and almost sounded the bell. A Gardner Triple has avoided the local comeback. Both teams will meet again on Sunday in Fontajau (7:30 p.m.) in a highly anticipated match. The bad news of the day are the injuries. Faustine Parra has left the track with a blow to the face and Marianna Tolo has problems with her foot.
Juan Carlos Navarro is a fort difficult to take andspar girona has hit the track with this premise in mind. The women from Girona have given the first punch on the table with a 2-7 run led by Rebekah Gardner who forced Isaac Fernandez to slow down the game. the experience ofAnna Cruz has come to the rescue of the Blaugrana with five consecutive points that have tightened the electronic again and the Cruz-Canella connection has allowed the locals to close the first quarter in hiding (9-11).
Bernat Canut’s players have used the interior spaces wisely and have benefited from the offensive rebounds of Marianna Tolo i Cecilia Muhate. Fortune did not accompany Barça’s free kicks, which slowed down the encounter again after a 4-10 partial that shot the visitors on the scoreboard (13-23). Kristina Rakovic has broken the drought of her colleagues, who have reacted again thanks to Martha Canella. The locals have gritted their teeth and despite the mishap in the outside shot (0/7 in T3 at the break) they have cut back to get within three. But when it seemed that Barça were coming back, Brittney Sykes appeared to put down the middle.
After the break, the players ofIsaac Fernandez they have come out with intensity, however Rebekah Gardner responded with a 2+1 to stop the local momentum. The defenses beat the attacks in a game marked by the absence of triples. Ainhoa López drew a standing ovation from the crowd after a sensational dunk with the ball around his waist and the game turned into a back-and-forth affair. Sykes he put a stop to the intensity with a shot in suspension, but in Barcelona no one lowered their arms and a triple from Mircheva (the first of the locals) arrived in the last gasp of the third quarter to give wings to their teammates.
Julia Rueda has placed Barça at two (42-44) while the visitors were unable to overcome a Barça that seemed ever closer to its reward thanks to another success from López. The award came from the hand of Anna Cruz, who tied the game (48-48) with two minutes to go. A triple of Rebekah GardnerWhile Faustine Parra was spread out with the eyebrow open, it has allowed the Uni to catch air. Sykes took the initiative and finished the job with another basket (48-54). Marta Canella put tachycardia in the hearts of the fans with a basket (50-54), but it was too late. Uni recovered the ball and took the first game.
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