MADRID, 11 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s team added their second defeat this Sunday in the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship that is being held in Dubai until June 20 after falling clearly against another candidate for the podium such as China, current Paralympic runner-up, by 66- 49.
After standing up and having Great Britain against the ropes in their World Cup debut, Franck Belen’s team could not scratch the same level, especially defensively, in a very demanding second game and with little time to rest. Without respite, the national team will have another tough test this Monday against Canada.
Spain could only stand up to its rival in the first quarter, but from then on, China was much superior and clearly escaped on the scoreboard, although the Spanish still had the strength to take at least the last quarter and make up the defeat somewhat. .
Led by Bea Zudaire, the best of the team in terms of scoring (17 points), the national team was able to counteract the Chinese, led by a successful Suiling Lin (22 points and 8 rebounds), to which the Spanish defense could not stop. The 16-14 scoreline in the first quarter had hopes of another close game, but China got into attack in the second quarter and with a 25-12 run began to make things difficult at halftime (41-26).
Franck Belen’s team tried after going through the changing rooms, but continued without finding their way to the hoop and their rival left the match closed for the final ten minutes (57-34). Spain did not want to waste that time despite the disadvantage and at least took the last quarter (9-15).