The victory remains in Fontajau

The team beat Akunsa Gipuzkoa in a game that was not decided until extra time with a decisive Saturday (91-88).

| Sunday, 27 March 2022

Basketball Girona has won a  the Acunsa Gipuzkoa (91-88) in a heart attack that has not been decided until overtime. Albert Sàbat, decisive, converted a very important triple for flip over  the scoreboard with a few seconds left.  Fjellerup  has been the most outstanding player (19  evaluation and 22 points). Marc Gasol (20 evaluation  and 9 bounces) i  Karamo Jawara  (13 points and 19  assessment ) have also stood out in a very intense match.

In the first moments of the game, Marc Gasol scored five points, which led to the first advantage of the team led by Jordi  lizard. The triples of French  and the entrance of Urtasun  they confirmed the good initial success of the team (13-7).  Fjellerup he scored his third consecutive three-pointer and caused the first timeout of the match for the visitors (24-9). Ander Martínez made his eighth point to cut the gap to four minutes at the end of the first ten minutes (24-12). Albert Sàbat and Èric Vila, coming off the bench, scored their first points to maintain the good dynamics of the team. The quarter ended with a resounding local victory (37-22).

The second quarter began with a triple visitor and a quick response from Vecvagars getting their first two points (39-25). The scoring rate has dropped and the visiting team has taken advantage of this to strengthen the defense (41-29). Jawara, assisted by Fjellerup, and Franch, again with three points, have accelerated the Girona offensive again (48-33). The rival reduced the distance with a three-pointer from Steinarsson, thus breaking Girona’s good half (52-36). The break came with the team ahead on the scoreboard (54-38).

The last quarter started with a good recovery and a well-executed counterattack by Franch. Marc Gasol has also added to the good offensive repertoire with a good score (69-60). The bases, Sàbat (3) and Franch (4), have led the team to the maximum advantage so far (80-63). Gonçalo Delgao put the icing on a good defense scoring his second triple of the night (85-66). Cissoko won the applause of Fontajau with a spectacular dunk to put the final result (85-73).

In extra time, Akunsa Gipuzkoa started with a partial 0-4 to place 7579. Fjellerup responded with a triple to continue with the very equal result. Albert Sàbat scored five points in a row to tie the game again (85-85). And also from Llagostera came the triple to turn the score around with eight seconds to end the match. Txemi Urtasun certified the victory with a final free throw (91-88).

POST MATCH STATEMENTS:

Jordi Sargatal: “We didn’t achieve defensive persistence in the second half. Not even in overtime. It was hard to believe that going to extra time was a positive thing after leading the whole game. Little by little we have to find the regularity that we work during the week.”