The Spanish Sub-18 male team overflowed on Wednesday to Macedonia del Norte (92-38) In its eighth match of the European end of the category, which is played in Serbia until August 3, and the winner of the Türkiye-Israel will be measured in the quarterfinals.
The team trained by Marco Justo continues undefeated in the tournament, with a favorable difference of 43 average points in its victories in group D against Latvia, Slovenia and Belgium, and in the meeting of the round of 16
At the beginning of the game marked by the rapid rhythm of the game, Spain tried to put the direct from the defensive activity of its interior pieces and from the forcefulness in the rebound of their big men, which left Macedonia from the North without any offensive capture to the rest.
The ball without the ball of the Spanish team contrasted with the outer success of the Macedonians, which seemed to accept the vertiginous round trip after not committing a single staff in the first quarter to stop the transitions of the Just Marco.
A final arreón before the break led that 'La Familia' went to changing rooms with the game rather than on track (42-20), thanks, in part, to work under the boards of Ian Platteeuw, 11 rebounds (5 of them offensive), and despite a poor 2/12 from 6.75.
Spain did not stop the resumption and continued its road map, cemented in defense and rapid game in attack, with an inspired Diego Niebla, which was again the top scorer of the team with 15 points.
Thus, the Spanish team, which gave minutes to all its players, advances to the quarterfinals, where the winner of the duel between Israel, third of Group A, and Turkey, Second of Group B, will face.
