New defeat suffered within friendly walls for Myenergy.
Neroarancio pride is not enough, an incredible comeback came from the minus sixteen point gap, up to a point to point which, however, revealed an incredible “basketball curse” at the end with the double three-point attempt which was failed by Reggio.
Lots of people at Palacalafiore for the pre-Easter Wednesday challenge.
The opponent? The strong and prepared Virtus Molfetta, a team that dominated group G of the Interregional Serie B. The Apulians, still not certain of their post-season placement, arrived at the match after the good victory against Orlandina. Reggio, from the very expensive trip to Salerno, also in that case, proud but without final success, caused by an overtime defeat.
In the first two quarters, after an initial period of balance (15) with the more concrete and concentrated guests. Captain Formica is sharp and scores consistently.
Reggio ends the first period at minus four.
The guests put their foot on the accelerator in the second quarter, reaching plus twelve.
The triple from Maksimovic, Aguzzoli and Tyrtyshnyk bring the score closer to within six.
(We go to the long interval with the score of 32 to 40).
In the third quarter, the plot does not change. Stefanini and his associates fly ahead in the score with a solid plus thirteen. It seems like a solo from Puglia.
PalaCalafiore, however, charges Coach Cigarini’s team beyond belief and begins a comeback, as sudden as it is effective. Between the third and fourth periods, Myenergy begins to make triple after triple. Defending, limiting errors (too many this evening) and making three-point baskets. Captain Binelli leads with triples, Simonetti and Seck are the neroarancio pride ready to recover ball after ball.
It turns towards yet another final “point to point” rush of the season.
Stefanini doesn’t make mistakes on free throws for Molfetta.
Virtus flies on plus 3.
Reggio will have the opportunity to equalize twice, missing the basket first with a triple by Tyrtyshnyk and immediately afterwards, after a foul in attack by the guests, with Aguzzoli from the corner.
So much regret for an extraordinary but incomplete comeback which makes a playoff placement even more impossible: the point-to-point trend “against everyone”, however, makes the last three days indecipherable, to be played at home to Angri and Monopoli and at home against Salerno . Never give up until it’s really over.
Myenergy Reggio Calabria-Dai Optical Molfetta 71-74
(18-22,14-18,20-21,19-13)
Myenergy:Aguzzoli 7, Simonetti 8, Konteh, Maksimovic 7, Mavric, Mazza, Cessel 4,Seck 5,Binelli 17,Pucinotti,Tyrtyshnyk 23, Russo.All Cigarini Ass D’Agostino
Molfetta:Sadreika, Formica 16,Giorgini,Gloria 8,Calisi 4,Stefanini 17, Aramburu 17, Paglia 2,Annese, Mezzina,Sirakov 10.All Carolillo Ass Di Vittorio
Referees Filesi from Chiaramonte Gulfi and Lorefice from Ragusa.
