87-92: Spain falls in the semifinals against Berrouet’s Latvia and will fight for bronze

The Spanish under-16 team fell 87-92 against Latvia in the semifinals of the European category held in Oradea (Romania), and will fight for the bronze medal against Lithuania.

In a balanced duel, those of Miguel López-Palacios They gave in in the final minutes to a Latvian team supported by center Benjamin Berrouet, a player who until the game led the ranking in points and rebounds with 23.4 and 15.4 respectively, and who went up to 24 points, 15 rebounds and a PIR of 32 in the semifinals.

With one point down on the scoreboard (87-88), Spain had possession to win the game with 23 seconds left, practically a complete turn of attack, but lost the ball and conceded a comfortable layup to Latvia, which secured at least extra time.

With 2.3 seconds on the clock, ‘La Familia’ lost the ball on the throw-in and ended their chances of taking the duel to an extra five minutes.

The most outstanding in the Spanish team was Rhys Robinson (Real Madrid), a player who was nationalized by the Council of Ministers by nature letter, who finished with 16 points (4/6 in triples) and 17 PIR.

Now, the team will compete for the bronze medal of the tournament against Lithuania, which has in its ranks Danielius Jasikeviciusnephew of Sarunas, legend of European basketball and current coach of Fenerbahce. For its part, the final of the tournament will be played by Latvia and France.