69-81: Spar Girona falls in Fontajau and is left without the Euroleague
He Spar Girona will not finally play the Euroleague feminine. The Catalan team fell to Emlak Konut Turkish (69-81) in a very tough duel heads or tails played in Fontajau and will have to settle for playing the Euro Cup. Reka Lelikwith 29 points, led the Turkish team in a total display and ended the Girona team’s chances of qualifying.
Robert’s set Iniguez entered the game on the right foot, finding free shots and taking the first advantages, although Emlak’s reaction Konut It didn’t take long to arrive. Reka Lelik It took over the offensive role from very early on and allowed the Turkish team to close the first quarter with a seven-point lead (8-15).
Adut’s entry Bulgak gave another look to the Spar Gironawhich increased its intensity and managed to return maximum equality to the scoreboard at the beginning of the second quarter (19-19). The Catalans then found in Iyana Martin the necessary impulse to take the initiative again, although Leliktogether with Pallas Kunaiyiappeared again to keep the Emlak Konut in the game and finish ahead (36-39) in the first half.
Technical sheet
Spar Girona, 69 – Emlak Konut, 81
69- Spar Girona (16+20+10+): Martín (13), Conner (13), Quevedo (7), Guerrero (8), Arslan (2), -starting quintet-, Bulgak (16), Garcia (6), Casas (2), Camilion (2), López (0), Lekovic (0).
81- Emlak Konut (19+20+26+): Akpinar (7), Allen (17), Lelik (29), Mavunga (6), Kunaiyi (19), -starting quintet-, Ulufer (0), Uzunoglu (3), Penna (0), Ulker (-), Celik (-), Laic (-), Caliskan (-).
Openers: Natasa Dragojevic (Montenegro), Ewa Matuszewska (Poland), Alessandro Perciavalle (Italy).
Incidents: match corresponding to the preliminary phase of the Women’s Euroleague between Spar Girona and Emlak Konut played in Fontajau in front of 2,674 spectators.
The Turkish team came out of the locker room with greater determination and increased their defensive intensity. A resounding 0-11 partial forced Iniguez to stop the match, but Emlak Konut maintained dominance and a triple from Ceren Akpinar put the maximum difference (40-59) against a Spar Girona dislocated and without finding solutions.
The match became heated after a scuffle between Stephanie Mavunga and Laura Quevedobefore a triple Lelik At the third quarter buzzer he did a lot of damage to the Girona team (46-65). Despite this, the Spar Girona He brought out character and energy at the beginning of the last quarter and managed to reduce the difference with six consecutive points.
Martin forced Murat alkas to request time out (55-67). Girona tried actively and passively, but two consecutive triples by Lindsay Allen they sentenced the triumph of Emlak Konut against a Catalan team that will compete in the Euro Cup in what will be his twelfth consecutive season in European competitions.
