Drawn at PalaCardella in the top match between Erice and Salerno, which ended 31 to 31. An intense match, among the best played this season, between two teams that will also want to play a leading role in the play-offs. Erice had an excellent approach to the match, unlike Salerno who chased for almost the entire match. In the second part of the match, however, the Italian champion team was good at taking advantage of Erice’s turnovers, hooking up the match. A balance that then remained so in the last ten minutes of the game, for a match with a very high technical level on the pitch. First half: Erice starts strong with goals from Manojlovic and Ramazzotti, but Salerno manages to close the gap by exploiting their numerical superiority (11′ 7-6). The balance is broken by Erice, with Manojlovic’s extension which makes it 15 to 11 (23′). Erice who manages to defend well, thus closing the first half at 18-13. Second Half: emotions rise at PalaCardella, with great plays from the two teams. Salerno tries to close the gap, but Gorbatsjova is decisive for the Ericino attack (48′ 26-23). Erice wastes several attacks, with Salerno equalizing the hostilities (51′ 27-27). A balance that remains until the end, where in the final minutes everything and the opposite of everything happens, but with the two teams unable to score in the last two minutes of the game. The final therefore sees a draw at PalaCardella, with the final result of 31 all.
Scoreboard: Ac Life Style Erice vs Jomi Salerno 31-31 / Halftime: (18-13; 31-31).
Ac Life Style Erice: Masson (p), Bernabei, Notarianni 2, Coppola, Tarbuch 6, Losio 2, Basolu, Cozzi 1, Pugliara, Gorbatsjova 11, Raicevic, Manojlovic 4, Benincasa, Iacovello (p), Storozhuk 3, Ramazzotti (p) 2. Coach : Fernando Gonzalez Gutierrez.
Jomi Salerno: Dalla Costa 2, Rossomando 5, Avagliano, Squizziato 4, De Santis, Danti (p), Ribeiro Dias 5, Napoletano, Fabbo, Pinto Pereira (p), Lauretti Matos 2, Petersen 7, Barreiro 6, Gislimberti. Coach: Christophe Cassan.
Referees: Francesco Simone and Pietro Monitillo.
