In a Eurobasket With the agenda so tight, with hardly any time to prear the matches, to Space It was well for a training more even if it was with public. Thus the meeting could be described in front of Cyprusnumber 84 Fiba ranking And one of the Worst selections They have never participated in the tournament. The game, if ever, there was such, lasted eight minutes: 19-9. Then there was only one team. The other wandered down the track.
To España, Despite being the second game on consecutive days, it was like an afternoon in the spa. A relaxation moments before facing much larger battles in front of Italy and Greece in the last two days of the group. Removing the Cyprus's processthe selection already puts the bow to the eighth. Only a series of unenforceable carambolas would prevent him from being in Riga.
Mario Saint-Supery directs an attack of the selection.
It was an afternoon for the show of Willywho took advantage of his physical superiority (19+8). At the end of the first quarter it already added nine points, the same as all Cyprus. And more valuation than the full rival:14 by 8. Space I had only committed a foul and would end seven. He did not need to strive to stop the chipriotas. They already did alone.
A team that is not where it corresponds
It is a team that won its participation in the Eurobasket as host, but had lost its six games in the classification windows. It is clearly not where it corresponds. Get to the encounter. In front of Spacemoving to less point per minute, he even sorry.
Juancho Hernangómez laments after twisting ankle.
At rest, the matter was more than sentenced. Had been in charge of Juanchowhich made the first nine points of the second quarter before twist an ankle -he didn't play in the second part by caution –y Brizuelawho joked with the rivals in the free throws and then nailed two triples to put the 40-17 of the intermediate. By then, the chipriotras clearly gave the rebound (27-10) without having taken any offensive (they would end one), accumulated a horrible 1/9 in triples and their assessment was only nine credits.
Scariolo tests
Given the weakness of the rival, Scariolo He took the opportunity to test from the beginning. No one played more than 21 minutes, they all noted, and introduced three changes in the initial quintet, with Lopez-Arórot, Willy and Sant-Surpérythat had good flashes. During the party, the coach aligned unpublished or little seen so far: a small one with Juancho and Pradilla Inside, other greats with Juancho to '3' next to Aldama y Pradillacon Aldama y Sima, Parra He had a few minutes to '4' … You never know what is going to be needed.
Yankuba Sima fights for a rebound.
No one took the appointment more seriously than the coach, who did not stop warning and even distributed any reprimand even with the difference above 30.
A basket of Parra From far beyond the midfield to close the third period it was the best of the second half. It was worth putting A 70-29 that produced pity and should blush the FIBA. He thought about The biggest selection beating in a Eurobasket, encrypted in 49 points. It was prevented by the relaxation of the last quarter (21-18). The difference remained in 44 in a game so forgettable that it is already forgotten.
Technical file
91 – España (19+22+29+21): Saint-Supéry (9), López-Arostegui (2), Parra (5), Aldama (8), Willy Hernangómez (19) -Cinco initial-, of Larrea (3), Brizuela (8), Puerto (8), Pradilla (4), Juancho Hernangómez (9), Yusta (12), Sima (4).
47 – Cyprus (9+8+12+18): Tigkas (2), Simitzis (-), Stylianou (5), Willis Jr. (16), koumis (-) -cinco inicial-; Pashialis (4), Michail (2), Jung (2), Giannaras (-), Iliadis (7), Christodoulou (9).
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (Lituania), Petar Pesic (Serbia) Y Carssten Straube (Alemania). Sin eliminados.
Incidents: Party corresponding to Group C of the Eurobasket 2025 played at the Spyros Kyprianou Arena de Limasol (Cyprus).
