Lointek Gernika defeated his executioner Pecs in the first round (62-43)
The Biscayans have easily won the first round of the championship, gaining 19 points of advantage for next Wednesday's return match at the Lauber Dezso Sport Hall in Hungary.
Lointek Gernika in a vacuum during the match against Pecs in Hungary.
The Lointek Gernika Bizkaia met again this Thursday with the star of the Hungarian team NKA Universitas Pecs and Julia Reisingerova in the final sixteen of the Eurocup Women's Championship, after both teams ranked first and second in the Group Phase.
Today the one-way match was played in Maloste , and on Wednesday the Lauber Dezso Sport Hall in Hungary (18:00) will be decided in the return match.
In the first phase, the NKA Universitas beat the Gernika in both matches, after 40 minutes tied, and finally the Czech Republic pivot Julia Reisingerova (1.94 metres) was decisive in both matches.
Today the Reisengerova soon committed two faults, in the first four minutes of the match, in a very equal first quarter. The Biscayan team has been behind the marker for almost the entire partial, but the poor income of the Hungarian team has allowed the Lointek to go one point above the first break (20-19) thanks to a triple by Olaeta at the last minute.
In the second quarter, the Czech Republic's pivot committed its third foul in the fifth minute. The substitute pivot Josepovits also committed two faults thanks to thelaborious work of Jankovic. The Serbian eaves were perfect in the first half (10 points and 5 rebounds). The Biscayans went ahead to rest (31-26), although in the first half they lost 10 balls.
After the break, Reisengerova made the fourth foul and Lucas Fernández's team started the second half very well, but things got a little worse in the middle of the third quarter and the Hungarians shortened distances on the scoreboard (41-34).
In the last quarter, the Biscayan team has put an unbeatable end to its excellent performance throughout the game and has exasperated the Hungarian team. In addition, Reisengerova has been eliminated for faults and the judges have pointed out a technical lack to the Hungarian bench.
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