Spain has concluded its participation in the European Senior Women's Team Championship in Drottningholms (Sweden) with a close and exciting victory (3/2) against Germany, which earned them fifth place in the final standings.

The Spanish victory was built on the individual matches, which helped offset the foursome defeat of Cristina Marsans and Beatriz Ramírez de Haro against the German pair (1 up). Victories by Marta Estany (2/1), Ana Vilella (3/2), and Vicky Pertierra (3/2) ended the German resistance and minimized the late defeat of Carmen Maestre (5/4).

The Spanish team's performance in this tournament was marked by a first day in which they fell far behind the teams that ultimately competed for the title. They accumulated 394 strokes across their five best rounds, a score that dropped to 380 the following day.

This remarkable improvement on the second day of play allowed Spain to move up from fifth place in the Stroke Play phase, but it wasn't enough to snatch the final flight spot from Scotland. Four strokes separated Spain from the medal race and condemned them to play for fifth place, a result that would improve on their 6th place finish in England in 2005, but not on their 3rd place finish a year ago at the Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Belgium.

The players captained by Teresa Bagaria have achieved this consolation prize after decisively defeating Belgium on the third day with a perfect total of victories (5-0) and after beating the Germans on a day that will be remembered for France's fourth consecutive gold medal.

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France, 3 – England, 2

MATCH FOR 5TH AND 6TH PLACE

Spain, 3 – Germany, 2

Foursome

Spain, 0 – Germany, 1

Individuals

Spain, 3 – Germany, 1