2024-01-03 21:48:16
“They still fought hard enough, it could have been worse”, commented a fan to his teammate at the start of the game between Spar Girona and Valencia. The team led by Roberto Íñiguez, which yesterday was released again in Fontajausuccumbed to the current champions of the league in a match marked by defensive intensity, the brand of outside success and a large number of balls lost by Girona (26). Despite the defeat, theaverage general allows Uni to close this first round in fourth position and seal their participation as series leaders in the Copa de la Reina. On the other hand, the Valencians also did their homework and finished as winter leaders, which allows them to gain a day off in the said tournament. All while the team waits for the arrival of Rebekah Gardner which will arrive on January 7, and the return ofIrati Etxarriwho is already training with the team.
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The Victorian technician, who chained his second match at the head of Uni, already warned when he arrived: “My name is Roberto, not Milagros”. And it really seemed like a miracle to think that after losing against Estudiantes the team from Girona could defeat a Valencia full of stars like Alba Torrens, Cristina Ouviña o Raquel Carreraenter others, and who arrived at Fontajau with a streak of seven consecutive victories.
The team started 2024 by testing themselves against an entity rival. the of Íñiguezwhich featured the resignation of Marta Canella (injured in the knee and following a conservative treatment that will take her off the slopes indefinitely, they were initially overtaken by the orange staging, but turned the situation around with a triple of Mendy and a 2+1 of Bertsch which allowed them to take the initiative in the face of the desperation of the Valencia coach, Rubén Burgos, who asked for more intensity from his players (15-8).
Valencia, excessively erratic (2/18 in T3), got to three points despite losing control of the rebound. The defenses prevailed over the attacks and the orange players got to one thanks to the defensive effort of Nadia Fingall, Queralt Casas and Cristina Ouviñawhich boosted a partial 2 to 10. The visitors regained the initiative after leaving Girona in three points scored in the entire second quarter (3 to 18). Fingall took juice from under the hoop and had no stopper, which allowed Valencia to go into the break ahead (18-26).
The locals cut distances thanks to the pair Ygueravide-Labuckiene and a triple of Bertsch tied the match (28-28) and at the same time raised the more than 3,000 fans present in Fontajau. Labuckiene (14 points) put his side ahead again while Valencia continued to be denied from outside shots. The visitors’ first three-pointer of the entire match came from the hand ofAlba Torrens. The Mallorcan appeared at the key moment with five consecutive points to put her teammates back in front.
Time passed and Girona couldn’t hit the right key. The entry of Magarity placed Girona three points away, but one 2+1 by Raquel Carrera again drove away local aspirations. A postman steal by Ouviña, brand of the house, with a minute left, and converted by Carrera (18 points), ended up fulminating the local options.
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