G. CONTRACTOR
81
BAKERY PIACENZA
78
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Varaschin 11, Malatesta ne, Carnevale ne, Bruno 13, Merletto 15, Nisi ne, Castillo ne, Valentini 6, Rossi 2, Marulli 14, Tiberti 6, Casagrande 14. Coach Marcelllo Ghizzinardi.
BAKERY PIACENZA: Criconia 10, Bertocco 11, Soviero 4, El Agbani 6, Mastroianni 12, Maglietti 12, Manenti 1, Molinari ne, Zanetti 2, Rasio 20. Coach Giorgio Salvemini.
Referees: Settepanella (Te) Schena (Ba)
Partials: 12-16, 31.41, 57-59
The General Contractor PalaTriccoli version suffers the pain of hell but in the end asserts the rights of the field factor – confirming a series forbidden to the ‘visitors’ – sends the Bakery to the mat for the definitive knockout and flies, deservedly, to the semi-final where will find Libertas Livorno (game 1 and 2 on Sunday and Tuesday in Tuscany, game 3 in Jesi on Friday 24 May, possible game 4 again at PalaTriccoli on Sunday 26).
Game 5 is the classic match of no return, there is tension but for the entire first half General’s image is the painful and awkward one of a team lacking energy with few and confused ideas in attack, lots of amnesia and zero energy in defense . The Bakery approach is of much greater depth (6 -15 at 6′). Jesi makes mistakes in everything and more, he suffers the guest’s bombardment without reacting (4 triples in the first 5).
Only sign of life from Valentini and Marulli from the arc: pure oxygen for the oranges (14-16). Mini recovery only illusory, the start of the second quarter is a nightmare that materializes for the home team: without overdoing it, Bakery dominates on the rebound. Partial square of the maximum advantage (+16, 22-38 at 18′) a peremptory acceleration with all the contours of the escape towards victory. The score of 9 to 3 inspired by Mereltto keeps Jesi’s faint hopes alive when they return to the locker rooms for the long break. After tea the disheartened and resigned Jesi of the first part of the match gives way to a team that is finally reactive and bad in defense and relentless in attack. Slow but steady recovery Casagrande and Merletto score the first draw at 57 in the 29th minute.
In the final Tato Bruno of his best times takes to the stage, Casagrande resumes from the arc the speech interrupted in game 2, the last quarter is a peremptory orange assault, Merletto conducts the orchestra, the first overtaking and the breakaway arrive in rapid succession (71 at 66 to 5 from the siren), The usually glacial Maruli scores the most difficult match from the line but deserves victories.
Gianni Angelucci
