The end of the regular time of Sweden – Spain of Eurobasket Female threw a play nothing habitual. The Swedish team could be seen how the game renounced.
We put it in context. With 62-64 for Space The Swedes sought a three -year launch at the end of their possession already lack of 18 seconds for the end. Alba Torrens He was wrong and made a foul on Ellen Nystrom that had three launch. If I scored all three, Sweden It would put in front.
Nystrom He scored the first two but the third failed to fail, he did very well, because the ball bounced in the hoop. Sweden captured the rebound, KlaraLundquistand recommended a play with 18 seconds of possession. Lundquist herself took the ball and endured several seconds until she launched. And when possession was exhausted … he did not launch, renouncing a last shot that would have given them the victory of having scored it.
Why did Sweden resign to win?
The answer must be sought in the options of Sweden classification for the next phase. For the results obtained in the first two parties, Sweden He only got into the quarterfinals if he won by 8 or more to Space (and then gained Germany to Britain). In this way, in the triple draw I would advance round.
That is, winning by one, the free kick, or two or three, a basket at the end, Sweden I would have won the game, but it would have served him to get into rooms. In the end, Space It was imposed in the extension, 75-78, so there was no place for calculations of any kind. Swedenplaying with basketball standards, tried to look for a shortcut that did not take him anywhere. And he says goodbye to the championship.
