Space He cleared doubts in Paris and showed his best version at times, although he ended up falling to a France with still a lot of improvement margin for the Eurobasket (78-73). Bilal Coulibalywith 13 points, and Sylvain Franciscowith nine, they led the French team in a fourth shooting game that started late due to the tribute to two legends of the gala history: Nicolas Batum and Nando de Colo, cheered in style.
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Without Aldama, Brizuela or Díaz, an orphan Spain of referents was even more harmed after the injury of Abbey In the first minute of play. The Real Madrid player scored the first triple of the game and immediately requested the change when noticing discomfort.
Spain, led by Santi Yustawhich registered 19 points, the duel started rhythm and intensity, bending in the scoreboard a France without ideas in attack. Willy punished Jaiteh to put the first advantage and a triple of Saint-Supéry and another of Yusta They put a forceful 7-20 in the electronic. There Scariolo suffered a new wands in the form of injury: Saint-Supéry, Quoted by the absence of Lorenzo Brown, he retired to changing rooms after twisting his ankle.
Spanish pivot Willy Hernangómez during the friendly encounter between France and Spain
The minutes of Sylvain Francisco And the work of Bilal Coulibaly They approached France on the scoreboard, although the exhibition of Yusta And the success in the free kick of the Spaniards – this time they continued to leave Spain ahead on the scoreboard. The defensive block of Scariolo desperate a France that failed to respond until the last minutes.
Spain showed its best version again in the final stretch of the second quarter. The ruling in the outer launch of the Gallic team counteracted with the good percentages of the Spanish team until the cost of changing rooms, leaving the maximum advantage to rest with a triple of Puerto (28-44).
Technical file
France 78 – 73 Spain
78- France (12+16+30+20): strazel (10), okobo (6), coulibaly (13), yabusele (5), jaiteh (8) -Cinco inicial-; Luwawu-Cabarrot (2), Hifi (-), MALEDON (9), Hoard (8), Sarr (2), Y Francisco (9).
73- España (21+23+20+9): De Larrea (4), López-Arostegui (3), Abalde (3), J. Hernangómez (4), W. Hernangómez (15) -Cinco initial-; Puerto (7), Pradilla (9), Saint-Supéry (3), Parra (4), Yusta (19), Nogués (-), Ferrando (-) and Sima (2).
Referees: Yohan Rosso (from), Joseph Bissang (from) Y Jeremy Foucault (from).
Incidents: Preparatory Party for Eurobasket 2025 played at the Paris Arena Accor. Nicolas Batum and Nando de Colo were honored at the beginning of the game.
Four points in a row from Jaiteh They evidenced that France had significantly increased its intensity after the break, although the pivot, desperate for Willywho ended with 15 points, committed his fourth staff in seconds. Two consecutive triples of Coulibaly They placed the selection gala again in the match (44-46).
A triple of Yusta and six points in a row from Pradilla After the dead time of Scariolo, they reduced the French rhythm to oxygenate Spain in the game (48-57), although France came out again with better success at the beginning of the last quarter. Relevant He found fortune with his first triple after failing the previous four and Francisco He placed France to a point (63-64).
The Spanish wing-votet Juancho Hernangómez Pugna a rebound with the French wing Guerschon Yabusele during the friendly encounter between France and Spain
The intensity of the debutant Isaac Nogués He allowed Spain to take air again at the Paris Arena Accor, although an arbitration arbitration, sometimes protested by Sergio Scariolo, next to the threat in the offensive rebound of the Gaul team allowed France to get ahead in the electronic in the last five minutes (69-67).
Spain showed many problems finding advantage situations in attack. Baskets of Jaiteh and of Hoard In the painting they tried to sentence the game with a strong 15-3 forceful. Scariolo tried the zonal defense, which was at times at the time of the Gaul, and a triple of Yusta He hoped the Spanish team again, which gave the face until the end, although Strazel He ended up solving with a great distant launch (78-73), leaving the second consecutive triumph of France against Spain, this time in French lands.
