This continues to claim victims Isotec Gallarate who suffers for 3 quarters, 34-34 in the 30th minute, loses Ridolfi due to injury, she suffers from leg cramps, but remains firmly at the top of this series. Geas who shows off some of his youth gems such as Ramon, who has a basketball past in Gallarate and Triarico, Sartori and Ciaravolo, who with their talent have kept the players busy.
The match starts with a small Geas advantage 2-4 at 8:07, but already in the middle of the quarter the draw is achieved first with Salzillo then the advantage 8-6 at 4:30 with Schieppati MVP of the evening, with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. Palmieri’s subsequent bomb to make it 13-6 gives Isotec an illusion, because first Sartori then Ramon scores from 3 and it reaches 17-12 at the end of the quarter. The return to the field is purely tactical for the 2 teams, zone defenses and targeted marking are shown, the score is affected: 17-14 at 7:22. Many missed shots and Gallarate’s first basket at 6:30, 19-14 and right in this period Ridolfi gets upset, a bad blow for coach Crugnola.
For Geas Leto fights well near the basket, 24-22 1:29, and takes the lead at 28-21 at the end of the quarter. A quick look in a grandstand with many spectators and today we say goodbye to Cíntia Silva dos Santos, WNBA player and Brazilian national team player as well as coach of the Isotec youth teams. The game restarts, Schieppati and Salzillo score and with a bomb from Connelli the score is equal 28-28 to 5:00. Ramon scores 31-28 at 4:25, another stalemate and the quarter ends at 34-34. Everything needs to be done again for Salzillo and his teammates. The story gets complicated with Palmieri’s exit due to leg cramps at 38-34 at 7:41, experience mixed with youthful verve makes Isotec fly at 40-36 at 5:14. Another bomb from Ramon at 4:24 for the 42-39 keeps the guests hooked, 42-41 in the last minute with 4 free throws scored by the returning and glacial Palmieri closing the accounts of this match with the score of 46-41Now Isotec will focus on the recovery of the injured Fontanel and Ridolfi while waiting for the second match which will be held on Saturday 25th at 6pm at Allianz Geas in Sesto San Giovanni.
Isotec Gallarate – Allianz Geas Sesto 46-41 (17-12, 21-28, 34-34)
Gallarate: Schieppati 20, Salzillo 6, Ridolfi 2, Mometti, Stroppa 2, Merlo, Speroni, Castiglioni, Connelli 7, Palmieri 9, Biedermann, Zappa. All. Crugnola.
Matteo Gallo
