S-IDA: Spar Girona and Valencia Basket look forward to the first step towards the final

AdminMay 2, 2024

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Spar Girona beat Perfumerías Avenida by 12 points thanks to the onslaught of Fontajau and Valencia Basket in Príncipe Felipe had no choice for Casademont Zaragoza, whose semi-final became difficult in the last quarter without success in attack. The people of Girona and Valencia are therefore looking forward to a first step that could be decisive for both teams to reach the final next Sunday in the return legs.

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The names of the two finalists of the LF Endesa 2024 will be announced next Sunday, and at the moment Spar Girona (+12) and Valencia Basket (+27) are one step closer to the possibility of meeting in the final round. after their victories in the opening semi-finals.

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Few could have predicted in Fontajão, even in the second quarter, that Perfumerías Avenida would return home with a defeat. Because the Salamanca team took to the court with a superb production, and Leo Rodriguez and Andrea Vilaro shouldered the burden of the goal with their external success. The high pace of the game, which Spar Girona tried to counter, but did not take long to reward the work of Nacho Martinez’s team with the first serious successes in the match (23-30). A momentum that the Girona players were unable to stop with their first timeouts of the night and which led to Antonia Delare achieving maximum results with a precise three (25-38). Azulonas were going to collect 48 points, scored in the first half, in which Spar Girona managed to reduce the difference a little, but it was not enough to neutralize the momentum of the opponent (41-48).

Perfumerías Avenida seemed to be in complete control of the match, but their momentum was about to change completely after passing through the dressing room. Because Roberto Iniguez’s men were able to take a huge step forward on defense and go on a 12-0 run, causing an 8-minute scoring drought for their opponent (53-48). From that moment on, the mentality of Girona’s players changed: they worked hard at their game and used the momentum of their inner game to fuel their ambitions. First with Birch’s 2+1, then with Magariti doing his thing and of course Tolo giving the game some strength to put the +12 with which they will now travel to Salamanca to try and close out the tie (73-61).

A few minutes later in Zaragoza, Valencia Basket were about to celebrate a great victory to begin their first big step towards the final. A match in which Ruben Burgos dominated from start to finish, and in which Yagupova celebrated her holiday in the best possible way. Because from the very beginning one could see the ambition of the Taronjas, when Uvinha and Yagupova scored points against a Casademont Zaragoza team in which only Leo Fiebig was able to withstand the first spurt of his opponent (13-22). After this first strike, Casademon Zaragoza was able to delay the score to try to recover his best option to match the game offer of the opponent, whom they began to root for in attack, but who could not manage their shots. scoring flurry, and by the break he was at a clear disadvantage (27-39).

It was the time spent in the dressing room that seemed to energize Casademona Zaragoza, who returned to the court with a different face and looked set to fight for a draw again after the restart. Something that Carlos Cantero’s team achieved thanks to the work of their zone defense and the good work of Leo Fiebig, who brought his team within 5 points, giving hope to the Red Tide. But when the return of the Aragonese seemed already close, Valencia Basket was able to turn the game around. First with a partial score of 9-0, and then with another score of 7-0, in which the maximum successes continued until reaching that final +27, with which they returned to Fonteta with a draw that was very important for their interests (53-80).

PLAY-OFFS LF ENDESA 2023/24:

PLAYOFFS, QUARTER DE THE END:

A) Perfumerías Avenida (1st place) vs. Baxi Ferrol (8th place)
First match: 61-49 | +12 Baxi Ferrol | MVP: S. Kone – 20th val.

Knees: 87-69 | +6 Avenida Perfume | MVP: L. Gil – 23rd shaft.

B) Valencia Basket (2nd place) vs IDK Euskotren (7th place)
Going: 59-60 | +1 Valencia Cart | MVP: I. Mbulito – 20th val.

Knees: 79-69 | +11 Valencia Basket | MVP: L. Romero – 21 shaft.

B) Casademont Zaragoza (3rd place) vs. Movistar Estudiantes (6th place)
Going: 74-65 | +9 Movistar students | MVP: S. Mavuli – 32 shaft.

Knees: 62-47 | +6 Casademont Zaragoza | MVP: J. Alonso de Armiño

D) Spar Girona (4th place) vs Hozono Global Jairis (5th place)
Going: 50-60 | +10 Spar Girona | MVP: B. Arrojo – 22 shafts.

Knees: 70-47 | +33 Spar Girona | MVP: M. Birch – 21 shaft.

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