Unicaja Mijas will play this Sunday in Inca the promotion to the Women’s Challenge League

The big moment for the greens will come at 5:00 p.m. this Sunday, when they play for promotion against the Catalan Advisoria Boet Mataró. A great team that will demand the best of Los Guindos if they want to achieve their goal.

Advisoria Boet Mataró qualified as second in Group 2 of the Final Phase of LF2 after beating Fustecma NBF Castelló 61-66 on the last day. Before, they beat Tirso Incentro in their debut (69-55) and lost by the minimum against ISE Costa de Almería (57-58). The Catalan team finished in 5th position in Group B in the regular league, with a record of 17 wins and 9 losses, obtaining the last place in their group to play the Final Phase given the impossibility of the Segle XXI, leader, being able to play it. .

Among its most outstanding players are Paula Curto (9.1 points, 4 rebounds), Queralt Coll (8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds), Ariadna Magriña (8 points, 2.1 rebounds), Blanca García (6, 3 points, 2.9 rebounds) and Irene Broncano (7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds).

Jesús Lázaro: “We must propose a game with maximum tension”

The Unicaja Mijas coach has valued the team’s rival for promotion: “They deserve to be there, they are a team that is very clear on how to play, with small players who know what this is about. But what we really have to do is what Same thing we are doing, proposing a party of maximum tension and revolution. We wear the shirt we wear to play finals and I hope we show our faces“.

victory in extra time

Regarding the match played this Saturday, the game started with a 0-7 run for the Malaga team, with Clara Vieitas as the benchmark, but Hierros Díaz Miralvalle reacted with a 10-0 lead by two former Unicaja members Mijas Irene Viruel and Ana Moyano. Both teams alternated the advantage, broken after a three-pointer from González (17-14). Unicaja Mijas could not find their rhythm, and waited for the appearance of Carmen Ruiz and Filor Fatou to star in a 0-9 win that restored the lead to the Malagasy team (20-24). Free throws and a triple from half court by Alicia Morales on the buzzer returned the lead to Extremadura (32-30).

At the restart, the score was equal, exchanging again the advantage in the match that was equalized after a triple by Elena Moreno with a quarter to go (48-48). In the last quarter, the mistake took its toll on the team, which took 5 minutes to score their first point (56-49). A 2-10 run returned the lead to Unicaja Mijas with one minute to go (58-59), but Hierros Díaz Miralvalle managed to score a 4-0 run that seemed to give them victory… but a free kick and a huge triple by Carmen Ruiz with 2 seconds remaining took the game to extra time (62-62).

In extra time, the contribution of martha ortega gave advantage to the malagueñas, who increased the income (65-69). In the closing stages, a rebound and a basket from Clara Vieitas certified the victory by 67 to 71, finishing the group stage undefeated and face the semifinals this Sunday, in which they will face Advisoria Boet Mataró for a place in the Women’s Challenge League (5:00 p.m., broadcast on FEB Twitch).