Character comeback in Alcantarilla

Spar Girona | Wednesday, 03 December 2025

Spar Girona achieved a well-deserved victory in Alcantarilla after a high-voltage match against an intense and combative Hozono Global Jairis. In a duel marked by alternations and physical toughness, the Girona team was able to respond in the decisive moments and made a final comeback of character to seal an important victory by 71 to 77 .

A match of maximum intensity in Alcantarilla, where a first quarter marked by defense and high tempo was evident. The first few minutes were defined by the success of both teams from the line (6-7). The exchange continued with baskets from inside the zone and, after a slight local advantage (14-11), Amihere’s basket after an offensive rebound and Ainhoa’s three-pointers turned the score around (16-19).

Spar started the second quarter with a good rhythm thanks to Lola’s points, but the success of Ayuso and Mataix put Jairis slightly ahead (27-25). Canella assisted Carol to tie the duel at 27 and, after some inaccuracies in attack by both teams, Muñoz stopped the game. Consecutive points from Mariam and Jocyte gave Girona a +4, but the success of Ayuso and Lou López turned the score around again, leaving Jairis with a two-point advantage (36-34). With 34 seconds left in the break, Íñiguez called a timeout to prepare the last attacks, and the board allowed Klara to score freely (36-37).

Spar started the third quarter strongly thanks to two consecutive plays under the basket by Amihere and Coulibaly (36-41). After the points by Ayuso and Klara, Vonleh and Mariam started a physical duel in the zone to keep the score close (42-45). Amihere, again under the basket, once again put the maximum for Spar Girona (42-47), but Jairis reacted with an offensive led by Mataix, culminating in a 9-0 run that turned the game around (51-47). The Girona team regained their momentum with the plays by Mariam and, despite the free throws by Alarcón, a triple by Ainhoa ​​reduced the gap to just one point (53-52). In the final moments, a play by Txell gave the home team a +3 advantage again (55-52).

In the last quarter, despite the good defensive balance, Spar’s offensive blunder allowed Jairis to open up the gap (62-54). After the timeout, Mariam and Laeticia reactivated the team under the basket (64-60), but Lou López’s triple and Jocyte’s 2+1 kept the duel tense (67-63). Vonleh and Amihere supported the Girona attack (69-65), but Lou López extended it from the free throw (71-65). When the home advantage was maximum, Spar made a spectacular reaction with a 0-7 run thanks to Amihere and the three-pointers by Juste and Klara (71-72). In the final stretch, Ayuso missed two decisive free throws, Amihere made the +1 and Mariam’s offensive rebound, added to the free throws from Jocyte and Klara, finished sealing a characterful comeback to close the game with 71-77.