Madrid will also be in the ANGT Euroleague final. The whites U18 team beat Barça in a match that was decided in the third quarter. The two teams were even until the break, but the offensive storm of the white youth academy had no rival.
jan vide he was the most outstanding player of the match. The young Slovenian talent dynamited the third quarter and finished with 27 points. He was responsible for unblocking the attack of a Madrid that could not break the Barca defense. Despite making the worst game of him so far in the tournament, Hugo Gonzalezthe great star of the Madrid youth academy, finished with 10 points and 3 rebounds. Ismaila Diagnedecisive in the area with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
On the part of Barça, jakucionis He showed why he is one of the bets for the future of the Catalan club. The Lithuanian, who already made his debut in the Endesa League, went to the 18 points and 6 reboundss. The impact of traore in painting it went from more to less while give me sarrthe other great star, did not have his best match.
The start was even between the two, Hugo González started erratically, but he was the great leader of an attack that was yet to be uncovered. At Barça, Traore and Jakucionis being effective and responding. Good defense starting point, forcing Madrid to take bad shots and go on the counter to score. Well planted both teams. Traore took advantage of his speed on the post to make the paint his own. 17-14 at the end of the first quarter that predicted that the duel was going to be even.
Madrid was finding rhythm. Traore, from Madrid, contributed quality minutes off the bench and energy in the ssecond chances. The whites were strong on the offensive rebound. The Barca answered. Hugo González, the great name of the party, was still not comfortable. Diagne was starting to do damage on the rebound. His endless arms dissolved Barça’s second chances. 28-28 at halftime
Exchange of starting baskets. perked up Voronin for Barça, one of its best shooters. Madrid could not find a way to involve Jan Vide or Hugo González. But that changed instantly. With the first triple of Madrid in the match, courtesy of Vide himself, began an arreón that would have no end. The Slovenian led the crucial moment of the game with eight points in a row and assisting both Diagne in the post and a Demin who was getting into tune with the triples from the corner.
On the part of Barça, only Jakucionis and intermittent plays by Sarr kept hope up. The whites put up one more gear and got +8 (41-33). They found rhythm and foreign hit, something that they had lacked in the first half. The party entered a phase of runner that benefited Madrid. 52-36 at the end of the third quarter. A bookmark that seemed like it would never turn around again
Rhythm calmed down, but Madrid continued to dominate. Vide continued with the good level of the third quarter. Barça showed a better level in attack, but the success was decreasing. The game seemed sold, finished minutes before the final whistle. A series of inaccuracies and good actions by Hugo González closed the game (72-54) and, with it, the pass to the grand final of the Euroleague Adidas Next Generation of a Madrid that aspires to everything.
Finalists in Euroleague and ANGT, Madrid shows its dominance in Europe. In both cases, they have left Barça along the way. The Classic, in Europe, is white.
