Basketball Leganés has a team, it has depth and it has desire. This was demonstrated this afternoon in the Europe Pavilion in their match against Barcelona. Javier Fort‘s girls have demonstrated the power of the team in a duel in which they have prevailed over the Catalan team from start to finish.
It hasn’t been easy but Innova-tsn Leganés showed its strength in a first quarter in which everything went well. Supported like never before by a stand decorated with pink ribbons in favor of the fight against breast cancer, María Espín and Cristina Soriano pulled the group, carrying the team in their wings. In the first ten minutes They left a wide partial score of 23-13.
In the second set the forces were equal. Barcelona took notes and managed to prevail with difficulty for a few minutes, but Leganés showed their strength and kept the distance. Ten minutes that seemed long in the final stretch but in those who maintained hegemony: 30-27.
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Leganés had made a good profit and was preparing to increase it but Barcelona was not going to make it easy for them. Aware of this, Javier Fort’s team intensified the game and they prevented the partial from escaping from their hands. The appearance of Lucía Togores, who suffered a severe crash that required treatment, was key, scoring 9 points.
Sonya Smith, leading scorer
The last time arrives and Sonya Smith became the great pepinera leader. Scoring the first basket made it clear that the pace of the game remained the same. Those from Leganés led and the Catalans sought to come back all the time. Smith was in charge of a key stopper to prevent Barcelona from becoming emboldened. In fact, after that the Catalans failed up to three times in a row.
After a time out, Barcelona woke up again but it was not enough. María Espín continued her particular war with Sonya for being the top scorer adding a new basket. 51-43. With a triple, Smith increased the distance that remained at +10 until the end. Getting their act together, the Catalans tried to win until the last few seconds but it was too late. With time running out, the light was 63-53.
