Wrap it up strong. The Spar Girona chain two consecutive defeats this week after losing (58-64) to Hungary’s DVTK-HUN in one game missed from the outside shot (0/11 in triples) and in which the accumulated fatigue he started to make fun of the players. The team’s effort – which sometimes played more with its heart than with its head – in the final stretch of the game was insufficient to turn around a game that became complicated in the third quarter thanks to the know-how of players like Cheridene Green (16 points) or Arella Guirantes (13 points and 4 assists).
Uni has three defeats in the last four games, but beyond that, yesterday saw a team mentally overwhelmed and that, unfortunately, he doesn’t have time to sing many ais or uis. Spar Girona’s calendar is dizzying and on Sunday Fontajau hosts, no less, a new duel against Perfumerías Avenida. Castilians are one direct rival in the fight to reach the top of the Liga Endesa and, to make matters worse, they have just signed Michaela Onyenwerewhich last season – specifically in April – forced his departure from the Girona club.
Throughout the first half, the locals took the initiative in the confrontation, but the Hungarians did not let themselves be intimidated. The exchange of baskets was constant and, although Garnder was not as successful as on other occasions, an imperial Mariana Tolo (21 points and 5 rebounds) took over the opponent’s interior zone to leave at halftime a point for front (33-32).
“Right now there is physical and mental wear and tear. We’re wearing an important tute and we need to rest to take off.”
Returning from rest, everything turned upside down. The visitors, more successful from outside, took the initiative thanks to a mini-partial of 0-4 which they gradually extended. All of this, in part, thanks to a great Cheridene Green that allowed the visitors to reach a maximum advantage of seven points. Bernat Canut’s players they did not find a repulsive and the Hungarians put their finger on the sore, widening the difference to ten (49-59). When all the fish seemed to be sold, Gardner and Drammeh appeared to lower the gap, but DVTK stretched their possessions and the home side could not find fortune with their shots. Despite the final efforts, the four points of distance (58-62) with 43 seconds remaining became unsalvageable for the locals, who were left with a definitive (58-64) on the scoreboard.
The debut of Sykes s’allarga
Apart from the defeat, a new problem has been added to the team: Brittney Sykes, for the moment, cannot play. As confirmed yesterday by the club, the former team of the North American, the Sopron Basketball (with whom Spar shares a Euroleague group), submitted allegations to FIBA regarding the player’s transfer. The Girona club is waiting to hear what the highest body has to say about the appeal presented by Sopron in order to know what it is up to. In any case, the coach, Bernat Canut, stated that probably the player he will not be available to play in Sunday’s game and everything indicates that his debut could be extended sine die.
