Replay of the finals on the female Eurobasket, Belgium defends the title against Spain
Belgium and Spain’s basketball players will fight in the Greek Piraea for a gold medal at the European Championships, just as it was even two years ago in the Ljubljana Arena Stožice, when the Belgians won the title of European champions for the first time in history.
Both semi -final matches played in the hall of “Peace and Friendship” had a dramatic outcome and ended with an almost identical result.
In the first Spaniards, they defeated the French national team with 65-64, and the French women missed their free throw for extension at the last second.
In the second semifinals, the Belgians celebrated with 66-64, which prevented a large turnaround of Italian basketball players. Specifically, the defenders of the title entered the last quarter with an advantage of 14 points (57-43), and then the Italians made the 17-0 series and in the 37th minute with 60-57, which was their first lead after the 16th minute of the duel.
Belgians, who were without baskets for more than seven minutes, then scored five points in a row and led 62-60 in the 38th minute. But in the next minute and 50 seconds, the Italians scored four points in a row and 28 seconds before the end came to the benefit of 64-62.
Belgium is three Antony Delaere 18 seconds before the end again led (65-64). Italians tried to answer the same way on the other side, but it Costanza Verona missed, a Kyara Linskens was the highest in the jump, after which she was faulted. One second before the end, she hit the first free throw and deliberately missed the second, thus bringing Belgian basketball players to the opportunity to defend the title conquered in 2023 in Slovenia.
15 points for the winners each scored Julie Valoo and Emma Messeman. Opeloo also had eight assists, and Messeman had 12 rebounds and had two blocks.
Lorela Cubaj With 13 points and 10 rebounds was the best in the Italian national team, and 11 points scored Martin Fassin and Cecilia Zandalasini.
Today’s outcomes a Sunday program in the Hall of Peace and Friendship in Piraeus, where from 4.30pm the Bronze Medal will fight the national teams of France and Italy, and Belgium and Spain will play for the winning trophy from 7.30pm, In addition to transfer to sports club.
The Spaniards won him four times (1993, 2013, 2017 and 2019) and the most successful national team after the breakup of the USSR, whose basketball players won as many as 21 title of European champions (from 1950 to 1991). The Spaniards also have two silver and five bronze medals from the European Championships in addition to four gold.
Belgians with gold from 2023 also have two bronze (2017 and 2021).
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