58-86: Spar Girona wins in the Czech Republic with the return of Iyana Martín
He Spar Girona added a new victory in the Euro Cup by overwhelming the SBS Ostrava Czech (58-86) on the return of the Spanish international Iyana Martin after his injury.
The Asturian point guard, a star signing, included in the ideal quintet of the last World Cup, led Roberto Íñiguez’s team with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals and 27 rating credits.
The interiors also shined Tilbe Senyurek (19 points and 11 rebounds), Carolina Guerrero (17) and Ugonne Oniyah (14).
Despite the problems with injuries and the bad start in the Endesa Women’s League, with five defeats in six games, Girona continues to find oxygen and take steps forward in Europe, with three wins in four games.
The Catalan team had already defeated Ostrava on the opening day (77-49) and won again in the first match of the second round of the group stage.
Martin It was the big news in the call and also in the ideal quintet, after several unprecedented weeks due to a trauma to the thumb of the right hand, and its impact was immediate: he opened the game with an assist and a basket and increased the lead to eight points with a three-pointer (3-11).
Girona was clearly superior and the lead reached double digits with a triple by Maddison Conner. Ostrava did not want the opponent to escape so soon and responded with a 7-0, but the team Iniguez The first quarter ended with a 14-22 lead. He didn’t hit the triple (22%), but he won thanks to 8-16 points in the paint.
The Czech team started the second period with a triple, but Girona responded with a 0-8 to bring the maximum difference to 13 points (17-30). There were 19 after two triples Guerrero and Connerand four points followed by Juana Camilión (21-40).
Match sheet
58-SBS Ostrava (14+13+15+16): Domuzin (2), Valkova (5), Vackova (3), Ewodo (19), Lass (13) -starting five-; Kanova (2), Metysova (10), Smutna (2), Collman (2) and Vasileva (-)
86-FIATC Girona (22+20+25+19): Martín (12), Camilión (7), Conner (8), Guerrero (17), Onyiah (14) -starting five-; Senyurek (19), Ainhoa López (-), Lekovic (2) and Bota (7)
Referees: Chrakowiecki (Poland), Kukelcik (Slovakia) and Uhrin (Slovakia). No eliminations
Incidents: Match on matchday 4 of the Eurocup group stage played at the City Campus, in Ostrava (Czechia)
Girona showed solvency and already had the game on track at halftime (27-42), after 13-20 in the second quarter. Martin He had 17 rating credits, against an opponent who was ill-advised (15% in triples) and imprecise (18 losses).
The visiting team consolidated its superiority in the second half and established new maximum advantages: 27-47 after a triple from Warriornotable, and 36-62 after a three-pointer Senyurek and two free throws by Mariona Bota, a 16-year-old player.
Girona continued to be very unsuccessful in three-pointers (25%), but the local numbers were even worse (22%) and the rival continued adding losses (25).
The game was decided at the end of the third quarter (42-67, 7-23 in points after loss) and in the last period Íñiguez’s team rounded off a very complete performance and added a necessary victory to continue growing and to recover the sensations.
