An orchestra sounds wonderful when all the instruments are well tuned. Soloists are always welcome, but without exceeding the prominence. The point is for the ensemble’s music to arrive and captivate. Alfred Julbe takes the baton and tries to keep the melody in tune with the passing of the weeks. Let everything flow in the best way in each game. The demands of the concert are never the same, but this does not upset the plans of the coach of a Uni Girona that runs driven by the group. Passed with note the demanding Euroleague test, with up to three games in just four days apart, yesterday it was time to get rid of Zamarat. A brutal change of context, especially if you consider that on Saturday it’s time to visit the Perfumerías Avenida. Without Eldebrink or Ferrari, the victory was explained by the group’s effort. With moments for everyone. Soloists who, when the time came, went out on stage to contribute their grain of sand. The 22 points difference in the final result explains the clear superiority of Girona, who left the match seen for sentencing at halftime and in the second act were limited to managing the differences in the face of the push of the visitors, who left encouraging, but that a low turnover and the obvious lack of quality condemned them.
It promised a very high score and a lot of alternatives at the beginning. Electric, with basketballs in each basket. Exchange of blows and a good show led by Sonja Vasic. Despite the beating of the last week and a few days of another very demanding test, the Serbian scratched the perfection throughout the eight minutes in a row that he held on top of the track. Time he needed to make five points, catch four rebounds and hand out an assist. As it was not enough for her to break away from a rival who found the hoop easily, the entry of Laia Palau was also key. Defensive work multiplied and in attack the scoring pace did not falter. The 17-7 at the end of the first quarter was a warning of what would be seen below. It helped Zamarat go nine minutes without scoring. When he did it again, the score already reflected a wide 21-9. Impossible to turn around, especially if then were María Araújo and Chelsea Gray in charge of leading the offensive game. The cushion came to be up to 27 points, a distance that was slightly reduced at halftime: 42-20. There was no color.
Seeing that they had nothing to lose, Fran García’s team put more heart into it than any other and repeated the good start to the game at the beginning of the third quarter. Until Laia Palau said that was enough. Two triples and a couple of assists for Elonu put the 54-27. There were moments of light for everyone. Júlia Soler enjoyed a bunch of minutes on the floor, Labuckiene also contributed her grain of sand and Reisingerova, in addition to offering a very interesting duel with Wolf under the basket, would end up marching towards the band well loaded with faults. There was no option for the reaction. Victory had long been written.
Alfred Julbe was given a chance to change things around. While admitting that “it was hard for us to get into the game” and recalling that “when you have a little more talent things come out more easily”, he applauded the “good work behind it”, especially “scratching a lot of balls , leaning on the rebound and improving, as we are doing every day, in the counterattack. The negative notes, not being able to count on the whole squad and the right flow in the outside shot.
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