MADRID, 1 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish under-19 basketball team won this Saturday an emphatic 83-51 against Turkey, with an outstanding performance by center Izan Almansa thanks to his 17 points, and qualified for the final of the men’s World Cup in the category, which will be is playing in Debrecen (Hungary).
With 16 points in the first half of the match, including a dunk of great intimidation, Almansa dominated under the boards and commanded the good performance of Spain until opening the gap (49-31). Forward Karahan Efeoglu was the most prominent among the Turks facing the basket, but his selection could not find a way to close such a deficit in the second half.
With hardly any trouble on the scoreboard, Daniel Miret’s pupils kept their distance at the Fönix Arena to clinch the victory and meet in the final this Sunday (8:00 p.m.) with the French team, the executioner of the United States (89-86). in the other semifinal of the championship.