Return to Palau Sacosta

The flood in Fontajau causes the senior to reproduce the scene of the match against Barça

| Saturday, 25 January 2020

Basketball Girona will play at home on Sunday (18:00), this time at Palau Sacosta, against the leader, Real Murcia Baloncesto. The Murcians already showed last season what a great team they are, staying on the verge of promotion with fifth position. The first leg ended with a result of 83-70 in favor of the Murcians.

On the last day against Villarrobledo, the Murcians achieved their fifth consecutive victory, the best streak in the category, which has brought them to the lead. Their top rebounder, Clint Robinson, just scored 27 points, with 92% on 2-point shots, thus being one of the team’s main offensive weapons together with Murcia’s top scorer and best rated Jeff Solarin. In addition, they have the second best assistant in the LEB Plata Est, with a total of 88 assists in 18 games: Frederik Nielsen.

In Palau, Básquet Girona will fight on Sunday to recover a leadership that was theirs from the first days. Statements Alex Formento:

“Very special match. From here we call on the fans to join us. Beyond preparing for the different match scenarios, we are focused on how we want to do things to show the best version of Girona Basketball. “

“It’s time to put all the focus on our players and the team to play the match we want. Murcia, as everyone knows, is a team made for promotion, with players of a very high level, there’s no need to add anything more. Arriving tied with so little left to conclude this first phase, in such a tough league with this record of wins and losses, it speaks of the great season of both teams.”

“It has been a hard blow, beyond the upheaval in training and the tremendous material losses, there is all the meaning. In Fontajau we all work as a big family of which we are all very proud, the employees of the City Council, the “Uni, Básquet Fontajau, really sad days and with a lot of feeling. Now it’s our turn to get up and face adversity all together, team, club and fans. From here, as coach of the first team, thank all the clubs that have been interested and made themselves available.”

Schedule of the 19th day of LEB Plata Est

Photo: Sergi Geronès