Valencia Basket has only one more step left, a victory, with the option of doing it in its fiefdom, in La Fonteta (Sunday at 7:00 p.m.), to complete a round season in which it is not finding a rival in Spain. The current League champion has been lifting one trophy after another since winning the League in Salamanca a year ago. Then, this season, the Super Cup and the Queen’s Cup came, and now they need to revalidate the Women’s League. He is the undisputed favorite after what was seen in the first game of a final in which he entered by running over Perfumerías Avenida (48-67) in Salamanca.
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Rubén Burgos managed the game as he pleased. Their superiority from the first minute allowed them to play with the rotations and give a lot of rest to the starters – none of them lasted more than 25 minutes – who maintained their defensive style for many minutes of the third quarter and some of the fourth and, also continuing with the success In shooting – above 40% in both two- and three-point shots – they were 13 points ahead (43-56).
In the last quarter, Burgos returned Leti Romero, Queralt Casas or the Ukrainian Alina Iagupova to the court, the most decisive player in this duel that is already the great classic of Spanish basketball, and sealed the first match. Perfumerías, who have lost both of their away games in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals, need to win in Valencia to force a tiebreaker at home.
Perfumerías Avenida, 48; Valencia Basket, 67.
Perfumerías Avenida: Arica Carter (3), Leo Rodríguez (9), Delaere (4), Laura Gil (4) and Kone (9) -initial quintet-; Cakir (2), Vilaró, Prince (8), Lucía Rodríguez (3) and Hatar (6).
Valencia Basket: Leti Romero (7), Queralt Casas (5), Alina Iagupova (15), Nadia Fingall (9) and Hempe (5) -initial quintet-; Erauncetamurgiil (5), Ouviña (2), Buenavida (2), Ginzo (8), Gulich (9), Flórez y Morro.
Partials: 8-19, 20-16, 15-17 and 5-15.
Referees: Paula Lema, Héctor Báez and Fernando Ibáñez.
Würzburg Municipal Pavilion. Full. 3,000 spectators.
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