May 09, 2024 1.43pm
The match officials declare the match suspended with 6.21 minutes remaining, when the Academy is ahead by five points and with two free throws to shoot. The match played recorded a fluctuating trend. The Giallorossi, contrary to usual, started well although the home team then recovered and ended the first quarter with the lead. Same trend in the second half, marked by the excellent performance of Stanic from Gelato, who repeatedly pierces the Giallorossi’s net, finishing at twenty-one, making him the top scorer of the match. Sabbatino, Dmitrovic and Agosto try to hold their own for the Catanzaro team.
The first half ends at 37-30 for the home team. We return to the field after the break and the Academy produces an important competitive effort, recovering the disadvantage and putting its nose forward for several phases of the game, characterized by the decisive performance of Sipovac, both in attack, with his usual precision shots , four for the record, a lot on defense, capturing almost all the rebounds. Perez Da Rold, Madella, Casareale and Capitan Sabbatino also improved, making an excellent contribution, so much so that they won the fraction by eight lengths. The last half starts with the Academy on the ball, as well as toned and scratchy, which extends to plus five. The match plan prepared by the technical staff works. Thus we arrive at 6.21 from the end, when the Gelese Emanuele Caiola commits a bad foul on Sipovac, bordering on unsportsmanlike, for which he himself pays the price, so much so that he ends up under the basket, causing himself a serious trauma, leaving the field on a stretcher. On the white-blue exterior, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
At that point a spectator invades the field and threatens the referees. At the same time, some Gela managers illegally enter the pitch, then followed by other spectators. Therefore, enormous confusion is generated in the field. Therefore, the referees, believing that safety conditions have failed, suspend the match for reasons of public order. The teams are invited to return to the changing rooms and the public to leave the arena. After about an hour, the referee couple releases the electronic match report, notified to the clubs, officially sanctioning the end of the match, with the result 54-59 in favor of the Academy. Catanzaro deservedly wins the final with Alfa Catania, who for their part won game 2 against Olimpia Comiso. Honor and credit to the Giallorossi of coaches Procopio and Tunno and president Bianchi. Appointment on Sunday 19th, at Pala Pulerá, for game 1 of the playoff final.
