Madrid mark their Liga U debut with a victory

The first madridista academy got the new Liga U underway by defeating Unicaja at the Real Madrid City sports hall. Javier Juárez's side opened up a big lead in the first quarter (30-14) and continued to extend it throughout the game, in which they were superior to their opponents. Egor (21 points and a PIR of 26) and Diosdado (17 and 25) led a balanced scoring effort.

After a few initial moments of adaptation, Madrid took the initiative. Defensive intensity, dominance on the rebound and accuracy in shooting (5 three-pointers) led the home side to dominate the opening quarter 30-14, with 8 points from Egor. In the second quarter, the team maintained a very high physical level, which allowed them to increase their lead to over twenty points. Ilia was the standout player in this period and went into the break with 12 points, one behind Egor (53-32).

Madrid were far superior
Real Madrid's full-court press in the third quarter suffocated Unicaja, causing them to make continuous turnovers. Almansa and Diosdado dominated the paint and the reserve team doubled their opponents' score before entering the home straight (83-40). The last quarter was more evenly matched, with everything already decided, and our team surpassed 100 points with a very evenly distributed score, making for a brilliant opener.

MATCH INFO
105-Real Madrid: Ömer (4), Gunars (8), Egor (21), Almansa (12) and Ilia (15) -starting five- Hugo (11), Gabriel (0), Ignacio (3), Osa (2), Andrej (9) Diosdado (17) and Rodrigo (3).
62-Unicaja: Trujillo (0), M. Martínez (0), Suárez (6), Butajevas (18) and Moller (13) -starting five- A. Martínez (2), Rodríguez (4), Nuño (0), Valero (0), De la Iglesia (14), Ikponmwosa (5) and Sierra (0).