WOMEN'S EUROLIGUE – Sometimes brilliant, sometimes not, the players of Basket Landes nevertheless provided the essentials by dominating Perfumarias, and are now certain of a place in the next round.
In a first phase of a very complicated edition of the EuroLeague, Basketball Landes played an important card for his progress. We had to win to ensure qualification before the last day, even more so at home against perfumeries, a team which had completely outclassed the Landaises in the first leg. The game therefore promised to be close at the Espace François-Mitterrand.
Great start, the rest less
And the start of the match for the locals was complicated, until a big three points signed Leila Lacan which woke up the public and launched the Landaises match. The latter then played a slick basketball game, perfectly alternating outside shots and percussion in the racket, which earned them an impressive score from the visitors. 16-5 to finish the first quarter euphoric and well in the lead (25-14) under the leadership of a Mousdandy Djaldi-Tabdi impressive.
A good omen for the future? Absolutely, since the Spanish were completely foiled, between loss of balls and gross offensive mistakes. In addition, the defense in the paint was not up to par, and the Landeses feasted on penetration to keep the gap around ten points. But while they had the match in hand, a nasty mistake from Sistine Macquet revived Perfumarias, who chipped away at the deficit to get back to two points. Fortunately, Luisa Geiselsöder sent a huge three points then a final and one to give Basket Landes some fresh air at the break (40-32).
The main thing is done
But the Spanish had seen the opening and were much more focused upon returning from the locker room. It was therefore necessary to close ranks for the Landaises, who kept control but without any guarantee. Because Laura Gil hurt them long distance, but Geiselsöder was having a very good evening and kept his own in front. Thus, Basket Landes was still in the lead at the end of the third quarter (55-49) despite a disastrous address behind the arc.
But the hardest part remained: finishing the work. Leila Lacan took matters into their own hands, but the team began to shake on its offensive possessions, remaining in uncertainty regarding the score. The baskets were getting harder and harder to put on, but fortunately, this was also the case for the visitors. The end of the match was not of a huge level, at least offensively, in addition to dragging on, video obliges, but after a last loss of the ball caught by a suffocating defense, Basket Landes won 59-58and his place in the second round is guaranteed.
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