Spain's female basketball team won its second European Cup by defeating France 70-69 in the final hosted in France. The team remained undefeated throughout the competition, demonstrating strong teamwork and quality play in each game. This victory restored pride to the Spanish team after they failed to medal in the previous European Championship for the first time in five years. The match also honored two retiring Spanish players, Amaya Valdemoro and Elsa Aguilar, who achieved great success over their careers with the national team.

1. Female Basketball Marches to Victory in Europe
Spain’s female basketball team has won its second European Cup after beating France, the host country, by 70-69 in the final.
Madrid, Spain, July 01, 2013 - Spain’s female basketball team has won its second European Cup after beating France, the host
country, by 70-69 in the final.
While the Spanish football team was unable to beat Brazil in the final of the Confederations Cup in Maracaná, the women’s
basketball team was proclaimed European champion in France. It was an evenly-pitched match (70-69) in which the Spaniards
won their second continental title 20 years after winning their first one in Italy.
The team has not lost a match during the competition. It has dominated each game and imposed its quality in every meeting,
conveying the image of a strong and very close team.
This victory wipes out the memory of the team’s performance in the last European Championship, in which it failed to win a
medal or even get through to the quarter finals for the first time in five years. That European Championship in Poland, which
was the last time the two teams met, ended with Spain losing 55-79.
This match also served as a glorious send-off for Amaya Valdemoro, one of the Spanish team’s best players. She has played
most matches with the country’s team (258) and won the most medals (six). Elsa Aguilar is also bidding farewell after winning
six medals with ‘the Red’ team.
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