Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you.
END OF THE MATCH: SPAIN IS IN THE SEMIFINALS
Q4 1:49
Rudy Fernández's triple gives Spain an 11-point lead, the largest of the game.
Q4 3:26
Dario Brizuela's triple forces the Finnish coach to call a timeout.
Q4 5:49
Alexander Madsen scores both free throws to get within two points
Q4 9:40
Sasu Salin scores and brings Finland within two points
Q3 00:00
Dario Brizuela misses three-pointer at the buzzer, Spain goes into the final quarter with six-point lead
Q3 1:09
Rudy Fernández's three-pointer to give Spain a 5-point advantage
Q3 3:13
Dario Brizuela misses the three-pointer that could have put Spain in the lead
Here are some of Willy Hernangomez's points
Q3 5:03
Joel Parra with a triple put Spain ahead on the scoreboard;
Q3 8:32
Willy Hernangomez scores both free throws to bring Spain within four points;
Q2 00:00
Henri Kantonen fumbled on the last possession of the second quarter;
Q2 00:47
Basket by Juancho Hernangomez to close the gap
Q2 1:47
Sasu Salin leads the Finns by 15 points
Three-pointer at the buzzer to close the first quarter
Q2 4:28
Mikael Jantunen makes the lead 12 for Finland
Q2 6:50
Two more points for Lauri Markkanen;
Q2 7:11
Juancho Hernangomez basket brings Spain to within 13 points
Here is the transiction of Greece
Q1 00:00
Mikael Jantunen's triple at the buzzer to close the first quarter;
Q1 00:47
Petteri Koponen's triple to give the Greek team a 10-point lead.
Q1 3:58
Alexander Madsen's basket forcing the Spanish coach to stop the game.
Q1 4:57
Sasu Salin's three-pointer to put the Finns two points ahead;
Q1 6:34
Lauri Markkanen with a nice basket brings Finland within two points
Q1 7:22
Another basket by Willy Hernángomez to put a 9-2 on the scoreboard
Q1 9:38
The first basket of the game is for Spain, scored by star player Willy Hernangomez, who makes a 2+1.
Q1 9:38
The first basket of the game is for Spain scored by star player Willy Hernangomez.
All set
The players are ready for the start of the game, and are now listening to the latest instructions from their coaches.
Finland's last game
Finland was a surprise by eliminating Croatia in the round of 16 where the great protagonist of the game was Markkanen with 43 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists;
Spain's last game
In the last game, Spain eliminated Lithuania in overtime in a game that featured Brown with 28 points, three rebounds and 8 assists;
This is how Spain got on the bus before the start of the match.
Today two quarterfinals
Spain vs Finland and Croatia vs Germany will be the first quarterfinals of the Eurobasket, and the winners will meet in the semifinal round.
Summary of the Round of 16 for the Spanish National Team
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What time is the Spain vs Finland match at Eurobasket 2022?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries
Argentina: 8:15 hrs.
Bolivia: 10:15 hrs.
Brazil: 11:15 hrs.
Chile: 10:15 hrs.
Colombia: 10:15 hrs.
Ecuador: 10:15 hrs.
Spain: 17:15 hrs.
México: 10:15 hrs.
Paraguay: 11:15 hrs.
Peru: 10:15 hrs.
Uruguay: 12:15 hrs.
England: 16: 15 hrs
EEUU:11:15 hrs.
Australia: 01:15 hrs.
Player to watch in Finland
Lauri Markkanen is a leader for Finland and in this Eurobasket he is proving it with 27’8 points per game and 7’7 rebounds per game. In the last game the Cleveland Cavaliers interior player scored no less than 43 points, nine rebounds and three assists;
Player to watch in Spain
The Selección Española has begun a new cycle after the retirement of Gasol and compañía. So it is time that Willy Hernangómez be the líder of this selección. The interior of the Pelicans isá preparing to lead his team to glory. Willi was instrumental in the round of 16 with 21 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
How does Finland arrive?
Finland's national team has won four of its last five matches. They won the two World Cup qualification matches where they defeated Estonia on both occasions. At the moment they are in second place tied on points with Germany. During the preparation for this tournament they played five friendlies where they won only two. In the Eurobasket phase they started with a loss against Israel, then defeated Poland, in the third game they lost against Serbia and then beat the Czech Republic and the Netherlands to finish second in the group. In the round of 16 they eliminated the Croatian team;
How does Spain arrive?
The Spanish National Basketball Team has won five of its last six games. Their preparation was not the best after winning only one of the four friendlies they played. Before reaching this tournament, they won the last two World Cup qualifiers after defeating the Netherlands and Iceland. In the European Championship they started off by beating Bulgaria and Georgia, while suffering a defeat against Belgium. However, they bounced back to give their best to beat Montenegro and then beat Turkey to finish as leaders in the group stage of Group A. In the round of 16 and after extra time they eliminated Lithuania;
Background
There have only been two clashes in history between the Spanish national team and Finland, with a favorable balance for the Spanish team, which won both games. The last time they met was in 2013 precisely at the Eurobasket, but it was in the second round in a duel that Spain won by 26 points (82-56). They also met in the group stage in 1995 in a game that Spain won again by 87-74;
Venue: The match will be played at the Mercedes Benz Arena, located in Berlin, which was inaugurated in 2008 and has a capacity for 16,000 people.
Preview of the match
Spain and Finland will face each other in the quarterfinals of Eurobasket 2022;
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