Austria's basketball women without victory: Spain's triumph in Vienna!

Austria's basketball women without victory: Spain's triumph in Vienna!

Wien, Österreich - Austria's basketball women experience a bitter disappointment! In the qualification game for the European Championship 2025, they had to give up on Thursday evening against the heavily favored Spaniards with 45:76. In front of 1,000 spectators in Vienna, the Austrian team once again showed a weak performance despite all efforts and therefore remains without a win in Group A. Sarah Saggeder scored the best points for the domestic points with eleven points, which the defeat cannot alleviate. The European Championship qualification will come to an end on Sunday (7:30 p.m., live on ORF Sport+) when the ÖBV selection has to take place against Croatia.

Spain urges the European Championship

The Spaniards who are in fifth place in the world rankings have already secured their qualification for the big tournament in June (18 to 29 June) with the victory against Austria. The tournament is held in four different countries: Greece, Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy. This success consolidates Spain's status as one of the best basketball nations in Europe, such as kicker.de reported.

The Austrian team is under pressure: A successful conclusion to Croatia is now inevitable in order to at least go from this disappointing qualification phase with a positive experience. Austria's basketball women have to gather quickly to avoid the impending last place in the qualification field, while Spain looks into the European Championships 2025 with confidence.