The strongest team won and unfortunately it wasn’t Virtus.
First play-off match, for Female virtuewith Ragusa in front of them who had sensationally eliminated them from the Final Four of the Italian Cup
The number of spectators remained almost constant at around 500 despite the innovation of the paid entrance ticket
Parterre de rois with Zanetti, Baraldi, Ronci and president Piombo but, despite the presence of the top corporate management, Virtus led the match falling into all the errors that we have already highlighted during the year: slow interpretation of the opponents’ games, no ball played around the area, shooters reduced to a minimum (if before they shot in 5-6 teams now they only shoot in two), a target practice with the guests who slowly but surely get lost and play worse and worse, struggling to get the balls be able to manage.
NEWS
Virtus begins with its European quintet that is Pasa, Dojkic, Zandalasini, Rupert and Andrè and begins a first quarter of study with neither team managing to take off and we go to the first break at 15 – 19 for the Sicilians
Second quarter which begins with an Iblean lunge that scores and unbalances the match at 19 – 29 after just four minutes of play but, at this point, the Juventus individualities are unleashed and, with a tight defense, the Bolognese team put together a series of recoveries and entries that produce a partial of 22-2 or the 41-31 with which the first half ends
Third quarter: it is the decisive moment and instead the Bolognese team leave the locker room listless, the defense which had been the winning weapon in the second quarter widens, the balls don’t know which direction to take, shots are neutered and the team loses itself while, on the contrary , Ragusa finds the key to the problem and continues his match, not precluding shots to anyone and sometimes even being blessed by luck
The match ends point by point and Ragusa is smart to take advantage of the incomprehensible referee’s measure which first blows the whistle only for Ragusa, then only for Bologna and in the end (unfortunately for poor Dojkic who is denied the three free throws for the victory) he doesn’t blow the whistle anymore Nothing
Only Del Pero did not physically enter the field but mentally there were several who kept her company on the bench, Cox, let’s say not arriving, not to mention harmful, Peters as fragile and nervous as she has ever been, Rupert, unrecognizable, wandered ethereally around the field, Pasa, on the margins, she was able to express little of her aggressiveness, Orsili exploited all the minutes offered to her but it wasn’t enough, Andrè, sacrificed in defense on Chidom, managed to contain her for a large part of the match, then ended up in general apathy, Consolini c ‘is but doesn’t have an impact, Zandalasini monumental and a bit persecuted by the referees, Dojkic shows off a great performance but my personal feeling is that he is a bit out of the group, despite being the one who influences him the most.
What about the technical guide? It is unlikely to be confirmed. Vincent “caught the wild card” of the Super Cup at the beginning of the season, then a wasted Euroleague, a championship distorted by avoidable defeats and often bad impressions in front of your fans with the teams you should be on par with (the only exception which confirms the Villeneuve D rule ‘Asq) may also suffice.
SOON
Our only chance for the trip is to win, on Saturday in Ragusa where our girls will find a hellish bedlam to welcome them, hoping to be able to see them again on May 1st at the Segafredo Arena.
Women’s Basketball League, Techfind Serie A1 Playoff, quarter-finals game 1
Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs Passalacqua Ragusa: 75-77
(1Q 15-19, 2Q 41-31, 3Q 51-51)
Virtus Segafredo Bologna: Del Pero, Pasa 2, Peters 5, Cox 2, Rupert 3, Barberis, Dojkic 26, Andrè 8, Zandalasini 27, Orsili 2, Consolini.
Passalacqua Ragusa: Thomas 4, Di Fine, Milazzo 7, Salice, Jakubcova 13, Pastrello 3, Juskaite 23, Miccoli 7, Chidom 20, Nikolic.
Referees: Vita M. – Barbiero M. – Lanciotti V.
