After their 61-56 victory over Brazil in the first round of the Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, the Canadians were back on the court Monday to face the Spanish team. The many missed shots finally sank the Canadian team, which lost 70-65 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The duel was fiercely contested between the two countries, so that it was the perfect equality after the first, second and third quarters.
The Spaniards were the first to score at the start of the final quarter when the score was 52-52. The Canadians managed to close the gap to bring everyone back to square one, 60-60, with just over four minutes to go.
The Spanish troops were once again the first to break the tie and never looked back again, despite a final push from the Canadians late in the game.
“We didn’t really play badly, but the Spaniards were aggressive and very emotionally involved in the game. We stuck to the game plan and it was the execution that was lacking today [Monday],” mentioned Élodie Tessier, who scored eight points in the loss.
With only 38% efficiency on free throws and a total of 28 for 66 for all other shots, this lack of opportunism is clearly one of the reasons for the loss according to Élodie Tessier.
“The hit percentage is really disappointing. It was hard. In our sport, you can’t miss so many chances. There is no secret, it has to fit. If we work on that, we will be in a good position for the rest of the tournament. »
Cindy Ouellet also scored four baskets during the game. Sandrine Bérubé and Sofia Fassi-Fehri were in uniform for the encounter, but did not see any action.
Canada will return to action on Tuesday with a duel against Great Britain as Jonathan Vermette, Vincent Dallaire and the men’s national team face Egypt on Tuesday in their final game of the preliminary round.
