Spain shows its new faces in search of the ticket to Eurobasket
The rejuvenated Spanish team visit to the Austria colist to close his presence in the continental event
MADRID, 5 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s basketball team will try to permanently seal this Thursday its classification for the Eurobasket of Caquia, Germany, Greece and Italy next June achieving a victory on their visit in Vienna (7:00 p.m./Teledeporte) to the Austria colista, rival to which Miguel Méndez can see many new faces.
The current continental runner -up walks firmly towards the appoint Next Sunday.
It seems complicated that Spain can escape the victory in its first duel of the week, although the overwhelming superiority that showed in the first round against the Austrian team, defeated by 75-34 in the Santiago Martín de San Cristóbal de la Laguna ( Tenerife) back in November 2023 and with a much more experienced team at the international level and with an eye on the Paris Olympic Games.
And of that meeting, they will only repeat in the capital of Austria the base Maite Cazorla, which will act as a captain with its 52 internationalities, and the beautiful Nerea pivot, since the coach will not count, for different reasons, with players like Alba Torrens, Mariona Ortiz, Paula Ginzo or Laura Quevedo, in addition to the injured Raquel Carrera and María Conde.
In total, the 14 convened by the coach for these last two games treasure 154 internationalities, with four of them still without debuting, four others with few games with the national team. Thus, the duel can be special for Ángela Mataix, Claudia Soriano, Helena Buenavida and Txell Alarcón, who could live their premiere in a match that will also serve the Galician coach to see other new talents that emerge as the base Iyana Martín or the pivot Awa Fam.
Next to them, more experienced players such as Andrea Vilaró (31 internationalities) or María Araújo (27), who were already in Paris 2024, and a good reinforcement such as the nationalized pivot Megan Gustafson, also present in the French capital and that must be the main offensive reference of the Spanish.
In front, an Austria that, on the contrary, has lost its four games in the group, although it has been improving its benefits and hopes to give more ‘battle’ with the support of its fans, in front of which it was competitive against Croatia (80 -91) and Netherlands (57-73).
“The Spanish team has rejuvenated, but it still has a lot of quality. They are the second best selection in Europe and the number five in the world, it is an honor to play against them in front of our own fans. The goal is Among the first ‘window’, where we had two very clear losses, and the second, where we could make both games matched, we did it, “warned the Austrian coach Chris O’Shea.
Data Sheet.
-Equipos.
Austria: Koizar, Wildbacher, Fuchs-Robtin, Sagerer, Schuicher, Höllerl, Winkler, Sill, Allesch, Köppel, Oriakhi, Boruta y Kalaydjiev.
Spain: Cazorla, Martín, Gustafson, Fam, Vilaró, Ayuso, Mataix, Pueyo, Soriano, Buenavida, Alarcón, Araújo, Etxarri and beautiful.
–Phallón: Hallmann Dome de Vienna.
-Hora: 19.00/TedeDeporte.