Spain overwhelms South Korea and caresses the pass for the Tokyo Games

Overwhelming victory of Lucas Mondelo (83-46) at its premiere in the Pre-Olympic. On Saturday at 12.00 they are measured in China.

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The Spanish women's basketball team caresses its classification for Tokyo games after hitting South Korea on Thursday at its premiere at the Belgrade Pre-Olympic (83-46), a very choral performance led by the points of Leonor Rodrguez (14) and with seven players in double assessment digits.

Spain, which is enough with not being last in Belgrade to secure his Olympic ticket, Confirm your ranking if you beat on Saturday at China (12.00 hours) on the second day. The Asian team, a priori the most complicated adversary of the group, also began with a victory over Britain (86-76).

Seven months after re-proclaimed champion of EuropIn the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, the team trained by Lucas Mondelo returned to the action on an identical stage and did so without any confidence before the group's most economically affordable rival. The prize was too sweet to fall into misses.

Supported in his pvot Ji Su Park (1.98 meters), the only player of the squad above 1.82 in height, Korea held the guy in the first quarter, which ended only three points down (19-16), but gasoline did not give him more for a very applied Spain in defense and always covering the shots of three, the best weapon of his rival.

Sentence before the break

It was Rodrguez, with 12 points and three triples without failure in a large first half, responsible for breaking the game and shooting the Spanish team on the scoreboard (35-20, min. 16). With a tray of Marta Xargay, the continental champion reached a maximum of 18 at rest and left the game more than on track (43-25).

Aware that the difference in points can help in hypothetical draws, Spain does not loosen after the break and completed another overwhelming room (20-7) against a rival without weapons to stand up. Mondelo took the opportunity to distribute minutes thinking about the much more physical duel expected against China and his 12 players ended up participating and also scoring.

Despite the effort of Hyejin Park, top scorer of the duel (17), the final difference went to 37 points, the most bulky in the background between both teams. Spain closed a round debut in the return of Alba Torrens, who missed the last Eurobasket for injury, and almost touched with his fingers his fifth Olympic Games.