Nothing to be done for Cus Ancona who lost 49 to 60 at home to Olimpia Pesaro. The match played at the Salesians’ facility was valid as the quarter-final match 1 for the B series. Now the university teams will need to win in Pesaro to drag Olimpia to victory. Sunday’s match saw Cus Ancona fighting for every ball but at a distance also due to the many absences Olimpia Pesaro came out with the visiting team that took off in the last quarter.
A deserved victory, but nothing to say about Cus Ancona who put everything they had on the pitch. First quarter which ended with Pesaro ahead on a partial score of 15 to 13. When hostilities resume, the visiting team reaches a +13 but in the final minutes Cus manages to put the match back on balance with the two teams going to half-time long on a partial score of 31 to 27 for Olimpia. At the beginning of the third quarter Foti’s team even took the lead then the two teams went ahead point by point until the third half siren with Pesaro ahead by just one point 43 to 42.
A third half where Cus Ancona really spent a lot and in fact gave the green light to Olimpia who in the last 10 minutes of the game secured the result until the final 60 to 49. Deserved victory with the visiting team capable of scoring the winning lunge in the key moment of the match demonstrating that he has something more than this Cus Ancona who took the field in a reshuffled lineup given the many absences.
Cus Ancona – Olimpia Pesaro 49-60
Ancona: Galeazzi, Saccone, Marchionne M. 19, Mercanti, Marcelletti 9, Moscoloni M. 2, Morsucci 4, Pasquini, Fall, Moscoloni S. 6, Marchionne R., Montecucco 9. All: Foti C.
Pesaro: Sorace, Canossini 14, Terenzi 10, Cini, Forni, Moschetti 2, Canestrari 11, Biagetti 13, Bravi, Giulianelli, Tentoni, Cantucci 10. All: Giovanelli M.
Source: Cus Ancona
Tags: Playoff Olimpia Pesaro conquers Cus Ancona pitch Womens Serie Playoff
