63-52: Spain reach European women’s sub-18 semi-finals

Spanish women’s under-18 basketball team wins this Thursday Finlandthe last champion Europe in 2019advance to the semi-finals by 63-52, where the final place will face the winner of the showdown Italy world FranceThe championship is Heraklion (Greece).

The first part of the game was very even, with two draws in the first two quarters (12-12 and 29-29). Both teams were very serious and fierce and tried to distance themselves from their rivals on the scoreboard.

After the break, the Spanish team, undefeated in the group stage, accelerated a bit more than the Finnish team, winning one in the final quarter (46-45).

The end of the match was very tense and the score was very tight with either of the two teams potentially making it to the semi-finals.the difference stood out Elena Buenavidascoring 15 of Spain’s 17 points in that final period, finishing the game as top scorer with 23.

Finally, Spain are very serious and their excellent defense and a few scoring plays in counter-attacks have kept them away from Finland (63-52) to advance in the European Championship.

Spain will make the pass to the final against the winning team of the match between Italy and France.