Game 1 didn’t go well, but the 19 point difference between Venezia and Magnolia seemed excessive if we except the last quarter of the match, in which the Molise girls really suffered from the excessive physical and technical power of the lionesses. Until the third period, which ended at 58 to 47 for the locals, Magnolia held up well, thanks to a good team effort with Stefania Trimboli in perpetual motion.
It was exciting to see the Campobassana team live on Rai Sport in the match which set the seasonal record of spectators for the entire women’s A1 series: 2871 people present at the Taliercio sports hall. A show of colors and enthusiasm for a historic Scudetto semi-final of Molise sport and a great test of strength for the women’s movement of Venetian basketball, with the lagoon players ready to possibly compete in the final against the formidable athletes from Schio who crushed Ragusa in game 1 (76 to 51) in the other semifinal. But for both Venetian teams the final is still to be won: they will have to win away on very hot pitches such as the Selvapiana Arena and the PalaMinardi.
In Campobasso there is great anticipation for Wednesday evening’s match. The victory five days ago against Sesto San Giovanni, in front of around 1100 spectators, launched Magnolia into the elite of national basketball. A victory that sporting Molise has been waiting for for some time and which certifies the solidity of the technical-organizational system of the rossoblù club.
Now there is Venice which is very strong, but race 2 will allow Magnolia to grow further and compete again with the first (or second) of the class. With the public in favor everything is different, coach Sabatelli also hopes so as he is motivating his girls properly to give the people of Molise another great evening, regardless of the final result. In short, an absolute level basketball match will be played on Wednesday evening, with several players from the national team (our Keceric and the ‘Venetian’ Fassina, Pan, Cubaj, Villa with the last two just chosen in the WNBA draft, the women’s version of the NBA , without forgetting the great foreign players on the pitch.
The game will be played at 8.30pm, tickets can be purchased at Vivaticket sales points or on Vivaticket.it. Eight (nine at the box office) euros in all sectors, over 70 and under 18, 3 euros online, 4 at the box office.
