Intense duel in Fontajau with Turkish victory

Spar Girona | Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Spar Girona competed until the last minutes against Fenerbahçe in the second game of the EuroLeague Women play-in, but the Turkish team ended up winning 58 to 65 in Fontajau. The Girona team came into the final stretch with options after an intense and balanced duel, but the visitors’ success in the last minutes decided the score.

Good initial staging by Spar Girona, which was countered by the visiting offense, led by the two triples of McBride (4-12). That said, Klara’s triple, Carol’s offensive rebound and Quevedo’s pass made it 11 to 14. Williams scored a pass, but Carol’s great triple and baskets by Holm and Coulibaly tied the game at 18. Shortly before the end, Meesseman converted a pass to make it 18 to 20.

Maximum equality

The upward momentum of the Girona team continued at the start of the second quarter, standing out in defense and with Lola tying under the basket and advancing, for the first time, Spar on the scoreboard (22-20). Méndez’s timeout proved effective, imposing a 0-8 run (22-28), but Carter’s triple and the success from the free throw line made it -1 (29-30). With more to go, a 2+1 from Klara ignited Fontajau (32-30). With 48.1 seconds left in the half, Fenerbahçe stopped the clash to direct the last attacks and Çakir responded with a tackle (32-32). Having said that, Mariam’s last attack was canceled out of time, reaching a tie at halftime.

With both teams fighting at their best, Klara’s entry and Mariam’s 2+1 put us ahead, imposing our maximum advantage (41-36). McBride, under the basket, and Rupert, from long distance, brought the Turks closer, but Klara’s entry and another 2+1 by Mariam brought the score back to +4 (47-43). The internal duel between Meesseman and Mariam led to an exchange in the zone (49-45). Fenerbahçe’s final shot imposed a 0-8 half, reversing the score for the Turkish team and stopping Roberto with 41.5 seconds to lead the last attacks (50-53). With the ball lost, Méndez looked for a last attack with 3.2 seconds, but Meesseman’s action was wrong (50-53).

A masterful assist from Juste for Lola brought Spar closer (52-53), but Fener’s inside play and Williams’ action led Roberto to call a timeout with 6:38 left (52-59). The reaction was instantaneous with Juste’s triple and Mariam’s action (57-58), but McBride’s defensive actions and transitions again set the visitors apart (57-63). With a bonus, Meesseman extended the lead. That said, despite the desire to react, the second chances did not come, and Fenerbahçe closed the match, winning 58 to 65.