Power Basket Salerno’s progress in the inter-regional Serie B playoffs comes to a halt. Coach Farabello’s team also lost game 2 against Virtus Ragusa at the end of an exciting and fought match until the end, in front of over 500 fans at the ITSVIL Arena Palasilvestri. The first quarter smiles at Ragusa. Very foul start to the match on both sides, the teams enter the bonus after just 5 minutes. However, Power is unable to achieve the same result as Ragusa (13-22).
Ragusa starts the second quarter with a great sprint taking a maximum advantage of +15. As the match continued, Power managed to tenaciously reduce the deficit, coming within just one point of Ragusa at the end of the second quarter, thanks also to the support of the IT Svil Arena who acted as the 6th man on the pitch (36-37). .
In the third quarter, with a brilliant move, Power first manages to equalize and then overtake Ragusa after spending the whole game chasing. The Salerno team managed to end the third quarter ahead (50-46). The last quarter turns into a chess game, a few gambles and studied baskets on both sides. Power is caught and then overtaken, with 1:23 to go, trailing by 5 points. Unfortunately the Salerno team fails to do so at the end, the match ends 66-71.
“I am very proud of our path, certainly saddened by tonight’s defeat, but confident for our future. – begins the president Luca Renis – The Power Basket project was born only two years ago, and the path that it has taken makes me really proud. we are doing. I thank the fans who are always present, the entire management, the team, the technical and communications staff and all the people who took part in the Power project.”
“We regret and regret tonight’s defeat, we believed we could do it but Ragusa prevailed. – The words of coach Daniel Farabello – Certainly a defeat is not nice but it must not affect the magnificent championship we have had and all our objectives achieved this year. I congratulate our boys, they deserve all the applause from our fans.”
Scoreboards: Power – Basile 4, Manisi 2, Chaves 23, Gorga ne, Favaretto, Zampa 5, Misolic 14, Martorello ne, Zanini, Ani 7, Duranti 8, Mei 3.
Ragusa – Brown 19, Piscetta 2, Epifani 3, Cioppa 11, Simon, Tumino ne, Vavoli 8, Gaetano 23, Mirabella ne, Ianelli 5.
