66-75: Spain on the brink of a comeback against Australia

A good reaction from Choosing Spanish in the last quarter was not enough to turn the match against a Australia which in thirty minutes was more in control of the match and led by +23, but where a 15-0 run in favor of the national team in the last quarter complicated their victory on the first day of the City International Basketball Tournament of Segovia. In the end, the Aussies won, 66-75.

The beginning of the match did not surprise anyone, because Australia He showed the strength of his inner game, while Spain rely on the individual quality of Gustafson either Torrens to stay in the first actions of the game, although Miguel Mendez the game had to be stopped after Cayla’s three-pointer george enter 8-13 in electronic.

sunrise Torrens he put the team on his back, and with four consecutive points he led the Spanish reaction that opened a 6-0 run to tie the rivalry again. But Australiawith Jade Melbourne Hogging the ball and finding solutions against the individual Spanish defense, he managed to regain the initiative on the scoreboard in the last minutes of the first quarter where mistakes were constant.

The ‘Aussie’ team raised the level in the second quarter, initially in defense with Spanish players suffering blocks and later in attack, increasing the percentage of shots.

Two triples in a row from Sandy’s box Brondello They forced Miguel Mendez to stop the match again and get Alba back on the court Torrensbecause 26-35 threatened to open the gap too much, which increased to twelve points (30-42) at the end of the second quarter, where Spain went through difficulties both in attack and, above all, on defense.

The Spanish team wants to raise its level, but Australia He again proved extremely effective in the defensive section, completely dominating the area, stifling secondary options.

The appearance of Leticia Rosemary energized the Spanish attack a little more, but did not improve the effectiveness of the national team, where only Laura Gil He matched the intensity of the Australian players, who managed to increase their lead by more than twenty points, leaving the match practically decided at the end of the third quarter (43-64).

Six consecutive points of Gustafson Within a minute they started Spain in a position to complicate the game for Australia which until now he was leading very comfortably.

The slightly increased to 12-0 with the triples of Maite Cazorla and Leo Rodriguezand when Leo Rodriguez He raised the set to 15-0 with another triple that made it 58-64, Sandy Brondello He was forced to take his second near-consecutive timeout to stop the bleeding that, now, clearly threatened him all the way to a comfortable victory.

With three minutes left in the match, Leo Rodriguez He added his eleventh point of the quarter to put Spain within three points (66-69). But Australia He knew better how to handle the final stages of the game to win 66-75.

After the match, the Spanish coach Miguel Mendeznoted: “Australia are a few steps above us physically, and in the open game they did us a lot of damage. So far we’ve been scoring our shots, and we’ve forced them to play five for five we have tied the game although in the end we never came back”.

Data sheets

Spain, 66 – Australia, 75

66 – Spain (16+14+13+23): Aina Ayuso (2), Mariona Ortiz, Alba Torrens (6), María Araújo (5), Queralt Casas (1), Leticia Romero, Leo Rodríguez (11), Maite Cazorla (8), Andrea Vilaró (7), Megan Gustafson (18), Paula Ginzo and Laura Gil (8).
75 – Australia (18+24+22+11): Melbourne (12), Wallace (4), Allen, Kunek (2), Smith (12), Magbegor (9), Tolo, George (8), Atwell (6 ), Jackson (8) and Whitcomb (14).
Referees: Torres, Sánchez and Martín. They gave 12 fouls to the locals and 19 to the visitors.
Incidents: match corresponding to the first day of the City of Segovia International Basketball Tournament, played at the Pedro Delgado pavilion, with 2,000 people in the stands. EFE