Casademont overwhelmed DVTK in Hungary, after another great performance, to add their fifth victory in the Euroleague and remain firmly in the running for the Final Six. Although, finally, Carla Leite could not perform due to injury. The Zaragoza team played a very serious game, in defense and attack, and left the match sentenced to halftime (23-41). Their next European event will be Valencia Basket, next Wednesday, at the Príncipe Felipe pavilion; a decisive duel in their ambitions.
Helena Pueyo was the best player of the meeting. Not only did she finish the match as the top scorer, with 21 points to her name, but she also contributed 5 rebounds, an assist, a block and 5 ball recoveries. He reached 28 rating credits in 25 minutes of play. Also great performance by Laia Flores (12 overall points, with 8 goals and 4 basket passes); from Ornella Bankolé (10 goals) and Mariona Ortiz (7 assists).
The Aragonese team He completed a great first half on both sides of the court. She started the game strong, scoring easily, which translated into a 0-7 run after an accurate triple by Nadia Fingall. Then Vorackova and Hempe added (2-11), while the locals did not find advantages in any of their attacks. DVTK managed only two points five minutes into the match, which is why their coach, Peter Volgyi, chose to call his first timeout.
Helena Pueyo appears
The Hungarian team reacted, reducing its disadvantage to a minimum (12-13) with the success of Lelik and Paula Ginzo. The improvement of the locals did not intimidate Casademont. On the contrary, the Zaragoza team began to pull away on the scoreboard, sustained by their defensive solidity and their threat from the perimeter, and they reached the quarter-hour mark with the game tilted in their favor (16-30). At halftime, Carlos Cantero’s team had increased its advantage even more, with triples from Mawuli and Mariona Ortiz (23-41).
DVTK was better in the early stages of the restart, posting a 6-0 run, but Casademont managed to overcome it quickly. They did it with two baskets from Hempe in the paint and with two shots from Helena Pueyo from the outside line (32-51). From there to the end, the Aragonese team did not give their opponent any option.
