85-58: Baxi Ferrol confirms its entry into the Euro Cup after defeating Beroe
He Baxi Ferrolwhich defended a fifteen-point lead from the first leg, beat this Thursday in A Malata by 85-58 to Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria, a victory, supported by a great final period, which allows them to access the group stage of the Women’s Euro Cup.
The initial effectiveness of Galickovawith a first triple, confirmed the good start of the Lino Lopezsupported by work from the perimeter and work near the board, which allowed the naval teams to maintain a comfortable income, although it gave way to a segment of less precision in the attack, a lack of success that hindered the Bulgarians to a greater extent.
They came back into the game with a triple Stoyanovska, but it already seemed tied for the locals thanks to three points of Doogan, an impetus against which the visitors clung to flashes from positions far from the board and qualified the difference on the scoreboard with counterattacks.
Beroe Stara Zagora tried to take advantage of a period of imbalances among the university players, who were more unfocused on the scoring aspect, which revived Sydney Shaw until 23-17 at the end of the first quarter.
For its part, Baxi Ferrol regained success through mediation at the start of the second quarter, but was still unable to open a clear difference against a rival crouching waiting for the counterattack.
The inspiration of Karolina Sotolova It gave light to the naval team, who added Shaw and Castedo to their offensive line to launch a lead that reached nineteen points, although the Bulgarians also looked more agile in their approach.
However, they could not prevent the hosts from pulling away until the break was 42-29, after which Sotolova It was, once again, the lighthouse for Lino López’s team, which consolidated an income that reached sixteen points at the halfway point of the third segment.
More precise in their game, Baxi Ferrol made that gap bigger despite the fact that Beroe Stara Zagora had Stoyanovska as the main scoring bastion of the match, but conditioned by its low rotation.
With a 63-47 at the end of the third period, Doogan He became the protagonist in the transition to the last quarter, in which the Ferrolanas brilliantly consolidated their victory despite the fact that their opponent did not consider the battle lost.
Despite that final push, the university team, with three-pointers, ended up being up to twenty-nine points ahead of the Bulgarian quintet and confirmed its entry, with a 85-58 at the close in the light, in the group stage of the Euro Cup, in which it will compete for the third consecutive year in its history.
Match sheet
85-Baxi Ferrol: Iva Belosevic (4 points), Sydney Shaw (9), Karolina Sotolova (14), Katerina Galickova (15) and Tayra Eke (6) -starting five-; Sandra Martínez (5), Claire Melia (5), Nikola Priede (8), Margaret Doogan (11), Carmela Permuy, Elena Baldonedo and Esther Castedo (8) also played.
58-Beroe Stara Zagora: Gergana Madankova (2), Aleksandra Katanic (12), Breon Gunnels (4), Deana Stoyanovska (30) and Natalie Kucowski (6) -starting five-; Aleksandra Petrova (4), Stanislava Karaivanova and Violeta Grigorova also played
Bookmarks: 23-17 in the first quarter, 42-29 at halftime, 63-47 after the third quarter and 85-58 at the end.
Referees: Laure Coanus (France), Diogo Martins (Portugal) and Yoann Buttet (Switzerland)
Incidents: To Malata, 1,000 spectators
