Lointek Gernika took his first hit in Sofia and beat Elitzur Ramla in the first match (65-81)
The Biscayan team went behind on the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter, but dominated the rest of the partials to take the first step in the classification goal.
A moment of the game in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Lointek Gernika Bizkaia has today faced the Elitzur Ramla on the Arena Izzi court in Sofia, the first of the two matches he will play in the Bulgarian capital, in the fight for the pass to the next round of the European Women's Cup.
The match has not started well for the Lointek, who has picked up a partial of 7-0 in the first two minutes. However, as the minutes have progressed, the Biscayans have managed to pick up the pace and get close on the scoreboard, but without going back, so they have gone behind in the first quarter (26-16).
In the second quarter, the Foral Villas have managed to turn the scoreboard around and put themselves ahead of the competition thanks, among other factors, to the eight triples scored. Ane Olaeta has been the best player in the Gernika quintet, so the Biscayans have scored a 13-30 partial for the Israelis to win the break (39-46).
After the break, the women led by Lucas Fernandez have tried to follow the same script. In the third quarter there have been fewer baskets (8-17) because the defenses have prevailed on the attacks, but still the Biscayans have been more successful than the Israelis (47-63).
In the last equal quarter (18-18) the girls of the Foral Village have only confirmed their victory with a solid game. Except for the bad start of the first quarter, Gernika's five has dominated all the other partials, controlling the match at all times and achieving a major victory.
The Biscayan team decided to play in a neutral venue, behind closed doors and without spectators, to prevent Elitzur from stepping on Gernika-Lumo, "a people that is a universal symbol of peace and civil suffering in conflict," the club stressed.
As far as sport is concerned, the Biscayan team has travelled 3,000 kilometres a few hours after returning from Salamanca, having been beaten on Sunday during their visit to Perfumerías Avenida.
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