All the players finished with more than 10 minutes of play; They all scored… and got a good mark in a ‘cheat’ game on the first day of the European Championship. Good staging of the ‘benjamina’ Noa Djiu (13 points and 8 rebounds) with Txell Alarcón effective from triple (3 of 4) and with claudia contell taking responsibility in attack (10 points)
Lithuania was not a good rival to start a European in the first session of the day. And less if they score the first two triples they try to get the first advantages. Spain, which came out with its first starting five made up of Dembele, Contell, Rueda, Sánchez and Capel, had to react to avoid a good start for Lithuania. a triple of Elba Garfella placed the 18-16 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second, the depth of the team’s bench was noticed Ruben Burgos. Good minutes of play, coming off the bench, from players like Noa Djiu o Claudia Langarita, also helping in the rebound, dominated in the first minutes by the Lithuanians. The pressing defense also caused some turnovers. Txell Alarcón he started scoring from 6.75 and Spain went into the break with 39-27 in their favor.
After the break, the game totally broke down. Lithuania could not stand the rhythm of the game of Spain, with more constant rotations, and the score was increasing. It is always good to have a wide income for possible triple ties. good minutes of Laia Lamana, watching hoop with ease while Noa Djiu he became dominant in painting, taking advantage of his physical power. On Saturday, second assault, against Bulgaria (15:45).
