The Spanish under-17 team qualified for the semifinals of the World Championship by beating Australia in an agonizing duel (70-68), in which he stood out above all Lucas Langarita and his 23 points, and will play against France this saturday at Carpena for a place in the final.
The jump in level in the quarterfinals was very remarkable and from the first quarter a very even duel was seen, a constant shooting of baskets that ended up opting for the Australian side with a great Carlin Briggs at the controls (16-19).
Spain responded well by finding Candidate Mara e Izan Almansa, inside tricks against a selection of both physical and Australia. He managed to get ahead spain with a basket of Lucas Langaritaone of the best in the game, but the oceanic took a run with their effervescent game.
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spain He came out after the break with the challenge of overcoming a 31-37 deficit and despite the fact that he started well, finding the corners with good outside shots, once again the muscle of Australia decided. It is a team with many variants and a very tough defense.
the boys from Javier Zamora they went against the tide until the last quarter, but they brought out their talent and confidence again and a three-pointer Álvaro Folgueiras He brought out the rage of the youngsters, the cry of Carpena, and a result that was even again (58-59 with eight minutes to go).
The lack of minutes, Lucas Langarita He made the game of the match: a change of pace after a bounce with a two-handed mate to seal the comeback 67-66 and go over 20 points.
a plug of Almansa and two free throws made by Conrad Martinez They closed the ticket to the semifinals, in which France, the current World Cup runner-up, is already waiting.
DATASHEET
Spain-Australia 70-68
70 – España (16+15+18+21): De Larrea (6), Hugo González (4), Mari (0), Folgueiras (3), Almansa (13) -starting quintet- Aday Mara (12), Vicente (0), Langarite (23), Conrad (9).
68 – Australia (19 + 18 + 20 + 11): Briggs (9), Dent (16), Rapp (5), Devers (0), Zikarsky (6) -initial quintet- Furphy (6), Savage (11) , Ferronato (2), O’Donnell (8), Siulepa (5).
Referees: Julio Cesar Anaya (Panama), Blanca Cecilia Burns (USA) and Johnny Batista (Puerto Rico).
Incidents: quarterfinal match of the U-17 World Cup played at the Martín Carpena.
