The highly anticipated playoff semi-final derby between Pesaro Basket and Vuelle B will start on Sunday at 9pm, having prevailed away in the decisive game 3 in Ascoli and thus qualified to face the regular season dominators in group A. After overturning the home advantage by winning in Ascoli in game 1, VL B was unable to take advantage of the match point, losing to the Ascoli team and finding itself forced to return to the south of the Marches for the decisive match. Game 3 was a match worthy of the so-called “win or go home” challenges. Five men in double figures to earn the semi-final, the best being Sorbini with 19. The other decisive game 3 which involved a team from Pesaro was the match between Porto San Giorgio and Bramante, also scheduled for an away match; here the field factor was always respected, in game 2 Bramante had taught his opponents a good lesson, resulting in a -29 defeat, emotionally painful if you play every forty-eight hours. And so it went. In the first quarter Porto San Giorgio seems to be on track, going ahead 25-18, only to be immediately caught up by coach Badioli’s team, who leads 35-39 at the interval. The gap widens when they return to the field from the locker rooms, with the young Pesaro players gaining +9 in the 30th minute and then resisting the home team’s last attempt at a comeback who had to surrender 71-79. Great coup for Bramante, who thus earns the challenge against Giovane RobuR. Game 1 tap-off, this evening at 9pm. Basket Vadese leaves the playoff table, having also reached game 3 against Basket Pedaso, who loses away in the second half after battling in the first 20′. In fact, after a first quarter that ended at 20-12 behind, the team reacted and returned to 36-35 at halftime, but then collapsed in the second half and, suffering a 37-22 partial, ended their season there.
Leonardo Selvatici
