Victory in Andorra

Básquet Girona beats Morabanc Andorra, after an extension, and will face Barça in the semi-finals of the ACB Catalan League (84-89)

First Team | Thursday, 07 September 2023

Básquet Girona took to the Andorran floor with a desire to dominate, achieving a difference of 6 points (15-21) played in the first half. Andorra continued to trail during the first half, where the debut of Juani Marcos stood out, with 7 points in the first 7 minutes. The game went into the break with a score of 36-41.

The forces were equal in the third period, but Salva Camps always managed to maintain the lead of the game until the Andorrans equalized with 7 minutes to go.

From there, Natxo Lezkano’s team scored more comfortably, but a triple by Markel Brown took the game to overtime with a tie at 74. At this point, the greatest lucidity of Básquet Girona has arrived, which has managed to solve the game with a final result of 84-89.

STATISTICS

György Golomán – 17 Pt/ 11 Rb/  26 Val

Ike Iroegbu – 14 Pt/ 8 As – 17 Val

Stefan Đorđević – 7 Pt/ 9 Rb/ 12 Val

STATEMENTS

Salva Camps: ‘They made it very difficult for us, they have very physical players and this match will help us at the start of the league.’ 

‘Now victory or defeat does not have much value. I’m much more concerned about continuing to do the things we’re working on.’