The Spanish women’s basketball team, with a Irati Etxarri stellar, it came up yesterday to strike down (107-52) to Romania in the Municipal Palace of the Mediterranean Games of Almería, second match of the qualifying round for the Eurobasket 2023 and also second under the direction of the technician Miguel Mendez.
Spain greased the machine and made its audience vibrate to lead the Group C with two victories, after Thursday in Hungary. With just a couple more trainings and with the notes from that premiere, Méndez enjoyed a team much more empathetic and tough on defense, which did not lower the bar during the 40 minutes.
Navarra Irati Etxarri (21 points), who debuted in the starting five, and Maria Conde (21 and 10 rebounds) were the best of a choral exercise, which the hostess broke with a 22-8 in the second quarter. Despite the cushion, Spain pressed until the end and took advantage of the game to take a step forward that is leaving the complicated summer behind.
With Etxarri scoring and a great Silvia Dominguez, Spain was warming up. Again Torrens was a reference and Rachel Carrera he strove for a greater role. At the start of the second quarter, the four-time European champion broke the match, with a tough defense and a great success.
At halftime, Romania had only four assists and a large rebound deficit. With everything under control Transylvanian and Stations They were the best visitors in the first half, Méndez asked for more of theirs and the team responded. Conde, which was already the best against the Hungarians, and Etxarri they showed off and Almería enjoyed it.
Spain even put pressure on the entire court with more than thirty advantage and increased the score until the last second, with 37 points in the last quarter. Those of Mendez They take command of the group, the champion has a secure ticket to the European, in this first window, the second will be next November, against a Romania that had beaten Iceland.
“IT WAS A GAME TO ENJOY”
Irati Etxarri highlighted after the meeting: “It was a game to enjoy it and we have achieved it, we and the public“As well as that” we are forming a team and we have to keep working. “
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