The women of the DBB have to wait for their quarter -finals at the European Championship in Hamburg. Against title favorite Spain, it set a clear 60:79 (16:19, 14:17, 13:18, 17:25) defeat. After the convincing opening victory against Sweden, the German national team, trained by Canadian Lisa Thomaidis, now has to make it perfect against Great Britain on Sunday (6:00 p.m.).
“We had our chances that we could have taken the lead in the first half”said Thomaidis in Magenta Sport, “Then we made unusual mistakes, too many gymnastics. It is disappointing.”
DBB without Satou, Sabally and Gülich
Spain started the game better, Germany, which goes on medal hunt without its top performers Satou and Nyara Sabally and Marie Gülich, was quickly behind. But a three-point threshold by Emily Besssoir made 10:10, Alexis Peterson took the first tour for the DBB selection a little later.
Fluctuations in intensity
But as soon as this mini lead was achieved, the German game subsided in its intensity. Three failed tests beyond the three-point line and attentive Spaniards quickly brought the German team backlog again with 12:17. “The way it was against Sweden when we had a 12-0 run against us, that shouldn’t happen to us again”Besssoir said before the game at Magenta “The Spaniards are waiting for that.”
Bessoir again brought Germany back into the game with a threesome. At the end of the first quarter, the DBB was only back 16:19.
Mara Thellmann, Sportschau, June 20, 2025 10:50 p.m.
Clarification under the basket is missing
However, the German offense often lacked the clarity in their concentration and their physical intensity never declining Iber women in order to successfully conclude attacks. The deficit grew attack by attack to nine points again. In a break shortly before half -time, national coach Thomaidis called her players: “Let’s reduce the gap before the break!” This was achieved at least on a small scale – it was said after the second quarter.
No “factor”
Leonie Fiebich, who had not yet found their rhythm in the first two quarters except for a number of defensive rebounds, did not really arrive in this game later, even though she was on the floor for the entire season of 40 minutes. When Peterson was dazed on her 30th birthday five minutes before the end of the third quarter after a collision, Spain pulled away further and further.
Spain continues to increase the lead
Spain’s aggressive Guard player Elena Buenavida flew off the field with her fifth personal foul in the third quarter, but Spain led before the last quarter with eleven points (54:43).
Even with the playmaker Alexis Peterson, who returned after a short breather, the DBB selection had to let the favorites go. The driver, born in Columbus/Ohio in the USA, still intensively taught her teammates. However, this time, as was already the greater, there was no herb against the enormously strong Spain, as was already the case in the quarter -finals at 42:67.