Defeat against Jairis in a tight final in Fontajau

Spar Girona | Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Spar Girona competed until the last possession in a high-voltage match against Hozono Global Jairis (69-72) that ended up being decided by small details. Roberto Íñiguez’s team carried the brunt of the clash for many minutes, showing a good collective performance that put them nine points ahead in the last quarter. Despite the Murcians’ push in the final stretch, Uni never gave up and had a triple to tie the game on the last play, but the ball didn’t want to go in and Jairis took the victory.

Jairis dominated the first half of the match thanks to Alarcón’s shot (0-5) and, despite Cornelius’ debut from long range and Mariam’s points below (5-7), a basket by Mataix forced Íñiguez to call a timeout (5-9). The reaction was immediate with the actions of Holm and Lola, added to a three-pointer by Bibby that allowed the score to be reversed (12-11). However, the points of Gil and Mané gave Jairis some air again (12-18), but the final pulse of Ainhoa ​​and Lola adjusted the score to 16 to 18 at the end of the first quarter.

With the change of quarter, the Girona team took inspiration from the three-point line with two triples from Mecerón and another from Klara, a success that forced Bernat Canut to stop the clash (25-23). ​​Spar’s pressure allowed Klara to score again (27-23) and, although Mataix and Alarcón reduced the gap, points from Ainhoa, Mariam and Holm pulled the score back up (34-27). Canut responded with another timeout and Jairis’ offensive transition culminated in a triple from Bertsch (34-30). Finally, the duel between Mariam and Gil in the paint ended up putting the score at 38 to 34 at halftime.

Jairis has reactivated its arsenal thanks to the success and direction of Prieto, who with three consecutive baskets and an assist for Ekh has put the visitors ahead again (42-44). However, the forcefulness in the zone of Klara and Mariam has allowed Roberto Íñiguez’s team to regain control of the electronic (49-45). Bertsch has reduced the distance, but two three-pointers from Bibby have given the Girona team some air (57-51), before Ayuso closes the quarter (57-53).

The last quarter started in the best way with a triple by Juste and a basket by Mecerón, giving Spar the maximum of the game (62-53). Having said that, a 0-6 run led Roberto to call a timeout (62-59). Prieto recovered the ball to score 62-61 and, with little success on both sides, Canut equalized the time (63-61). Klara’s save and shot widened the gap, but a 0-7 run led by Ekh’s triple and Mataix’s points led Íñiguez to stop the game with 2:23 left (65-68). Having said that, Mataix’s creativity led him to make a complicated basket to make it 65-70, with Bernat then stopping the game with 1:07 left. Mariam converted a low shot and then, despite the good defense, Morgan Bertsch responded inside the zone, stopping Íñiguez with 26.4 seconds left (67-72). Mariam converted a layup and the game was stopped again by the visiting bench with 18.5 seconds left (69-72). With the recovery, Jocyte had a three-pointer to tie the game, but the ball did not go in, winning the game for Jairis.