Halcón Avenida Avendia 68 – Spartak Moscow 50
Photo: FIBA Europe
Halcon Avenida had the taste of the Euroleague Final last year as they reached the final, however fell short. A year later, new building stones with new head coach, Lucas Mondelo with an addition of a few all-stars, Avenida was able to overcome the powerhouse of Russia, Spartak Moscow. Lead by top Spanish sensation, Alba Torrens and Euroleague MVP, Avenida was hard to stop in the second half.
Inside and out, they proved to be the best in Europe with the final score 68-59. Point guard Silvia Dominguez had a great duty in front of her as she had to guard one of the best point guards in the world, Sue Bird. In the end, the defense performance of the Salamanca team earned every bit of respect today as the new champions in Europe and second team to bring a title home to Spain, 18 years later.
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!
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