Tonight, Friday 24 May, Libertas Livorno has the first match point to access the playoff final. Strengthened by the 2-0 in the series, the amaranths visit the PalaTriccoli in Jesi (two-ball at 8.30 pm) with the aim of achieving their third success and preparing as best they can for the last act which could open the doors of promotion. Coach Andreazza worked hard on his boys’ minds so that they repeat the good things they showed in the last match with the match dominated practically from the first to the last minute except for a few mistakes in the last quarter. On the other hand, Jesi will sell his life dearly, ready to risk everything to extend the series. LivornoTodayas usual, will offer its readers the live text of the match.
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Fourth quarter
35′ (63-64) – Bad ball lost by Williams and Bruno punishes in transition
35′ (61-64) – Error by Allinei, Bruno scores -3 on the counterattack. Tiomeout Andreazza
34′ (59-64) – Bad ball lost by Ricci, Libertas risks throwing away a match dominated for 30′
34′ (59-64) – Lucarelli unlucky in his long range shot, on the opposite side Merletto’s long shot shot is out of order
33′ (59-64) – LACE! Home basket by him from 12 arancioblù and Jesi in contact with the amaranths (-5)
33′ (56-64) – Great basket by Tozzi which brings Akern back to +8
33′ (56-62) – Another counterattack by JEsi with Rossi who scores, is fouled but misses the additional free throw. General Contractor dangerously at -6
33′ (54-62) – Tozzi goes on and makes a mistake, Jesi rebounds
32′ (54-62) – General Contractor shortens the gap again with Casagrande’s penetrating basket
32′ (52-62) – Lucarelli forces a shot, General Contractor rebounds
32′ (52-62) – Bruno’s triple goes around the rim, the playmaker from Jesi is unlucky
32′ (52-62) – Bargnesi recovers the ball but also commits a foul, General Contractor possession
31′ (52-62) – Buca’s shot from 5 meters is short, Jesi rebounds
31′ (52-62) – Buca blocks Bruno, Akern possession
31′ (52-62) – Jesi has possession at the start of these last ten minutes
Third fourth
30′ (52-62) – The third quarter ends with Buca’s block on Varaschin, Libertas lead reduced to ten points after having also been ahead by 19 points
30′ (52-62) – Incredible error by Saccaggi in penetration, Jesi rebound
30′ (52-62) – Great two-man game between Varaschin and Rossi, basket of -10
29′ (50-62) – Foul on Lucarelli who doesn’t make a mistake on the line, 2/”
29′ (50-60) – Varaschin hooks on Lucarelli’s excellent defense, the center from the Marche is lucky in the conclusion
29′ (48-60) – Bargnesi also on the line, 2/2 for Fano’s point guard
29′ (48-58) – Tiberti on the line after Buca’s foul, the General Contractor dangerously returns to 10 points behind
29′ (46-58) – Bargnesi raises the dish on the shot clock siren, ball on the second iron
28′ (46-58) – Libertas lose the ball, on the turn Rossi scores -12 and timeout requested immediately by Andreazza
28′ (44-58) – Marulli, again from the height of the free throws
27′ (42-58) – Nice penetration by Tozzi who however loses control of the ball at the moment of shooting
27′ (42-58) – Step infringement by Tiberti, Akern possession
27′ (42-58) – Fantoni loses the ball in the middle of a three, following a foul by Tozzi and a throw-in by Jesi
26′ (42-58) – MARULLI! Always and only him, another triple from 22 orange and blue
26′ (39-58) – Tiberti tries from three, conclusion on the second iron
26′ (39-58) – TOZZI! Bomb from the former San Miniato, new maximum advantage for Libertas (+19)
25′ (39-55) – Ball recovered by Ricci, great defense by Libertas
25′ (39-55) – LOOTING! Perfect ball circulation from the Amaranths and triple from the Carrara specialist. Ghizzinardi timeout on -16 Jesi
24′ (39-52) – Errors from the perimeter by Ricci and Merletto, Libertas throw-in
24′ (39-52) – Casagrande forced to triple from nine meters, ball on the second iron
24′ (39-52) – Ricci on the counterattack, Libertas again +13
24′ (39-50) – Libertas lost ball, Maruli doesn’t take advantage
23′ (39-50) – Merletto and Rossi get along wonderfully and place -11 on the board from the paint
23′ (37-50) – LUCARELLI! Corner bomb from 99 amaranth, maximum advantage Akern (+13)
22′ (37-47) – MARULLI! Bomb from the rossoblù winger on the second attempt alone, Andreazza gets angry again
22′ (34-47) – Monumental Fantoni, two more points mocking Tiberti
21′ (34-45) – Sequential errors by Merletto, Lucarelli and then Rossi who shoots the triple short
21′ (34-43) – We start again with Libertas possession at the start of the third quarter and Fantoni’s basket
Second quarter
20′ (34-43) – Great defense by Fantoni on Marulli, ball recovered and counterattack closed with Ricci’s suspended basket on the siren at the end of the first half. We go to the break with Libertas leading by nine points
20′ (34-41) – Short shot from 5 meters by Williams, Jesi rebound
20′ (34-41) – Tiberti scores two free throws
20′ (32-41) – Foul by Fantoni on Tiberti, Andreazza timeout and upon return there will be two free throws for the former Piombino big man
19′ (32-41) – Merletto’s long triple on the second iron, Lucarelli also makes a mistake on the opposite side
19′ (32-41) – Error by Merletto who throws himself at the rebound, overwhelming Fantoni: two free throws for the Libertas captain, only the second scores
18′ (32-40) – Allinei takes to the skies and scores from three meters in suspension
18′ (32-38) – Incredible foul called on Tozzi and three-point play by Tiberti which brings Jesi back to -6
18′ (29-38) – Libertas extends further with Ricci scoring from 4 meters
17′ (29-36) – Libertas recover the ball but Tozzi incredibly fails on the counterattack. Possession that still remains amaranth after a bounced touch
17′ (29-36) – RICCI! Triple by Amos and Libertas maximum advantage with Ghizzinardi immediately calling timeout
17′ (29-33) – Marulli makes another mistake from 5 meters against the excellent Amaranth defense
17′ (29-33) – Foul on Fantoni who makes both free throws on the free throw line
16′ (29-31) – Marulli misses from 4.5 metres, Libertas rebound
16′ (29-31) – Great penetration by Tozzi and two more points for the former San Miniato player
16′ (29-29) – Merletto’s error in penetration, rebound touch and Libertas throw-in
15′ (29-29) – Libertas recover the ball, then Allinei invents for Tozzi who places the equalizing basket on the glass. Timeot Ghizzinardi
15′ (29-27) – Foul on Allinei who scores 2/2 on the line
14′ (29-25) – Confused attack by Libertas who then misses the triple with Ricci, on the opposite side Casagrande imitates him
14′ (29-25) – Ricci’s triple doesn’t work, Marche’s counterattack and Varaschin’s basket
13′ (27-25) – Error by the Amaranth defense which gets Bruno lost, good at scoring from 4 meters
13′ (25-25) – Great basket by Tozzi on the move, game tied
12′ (25-23) – MARULLI! Incredible bomb from Jesi’s winger on the third chance granted by Libertas. Andreazza is very angry and immediately calls the timeout on the +2 General Contractor
12′ (22-23) – BArgnesi throws himself in without fear and suffers the foul and goes to the line: 1/2 for the amaranth playmaker
12′ (22-22) – Valentini’s error from long range, amaranth rebound
11′ (22-22) – Jesi defends well and forces Williams to force it, ball on the second iron and orange-blue rebound
11′ (22-22) – We start again with Jesi in possession and a foul in attack by Tiberti
First quarter
10′ (22-22) – Varaschin at the first quarter siren, the first ten minutes of game 3 end in a draw
10′ (20-22) – RICCI! Triple by Amos left free to punish from the corner
10′ (20-19) – Varaschin beats Bargnesi and finds the +1 basket in the semi-hook
10′ (18-19) – Turn to the line for Saccaggi who makes both free throws
9′ (18-17) – Sequential errors by Bargnesi and Rossi, Livorno possession
9′ 18-17) – RED! Triple by the Jesi specialist who brings the General Contractor back ahead
9′ (15-17) – Lucarelli’s long shot from 5 meters, General Contractor rebound
8′ (15-17) – Immediate redemption by Tiberti who scores the -2 basket from 5 meters
8′ (13-17) – Two points also for Saccaggi in penetration, great basket from Carrarino
8′ (13-15) – Tiberti on the shot clock siren, ball that doesn’t even touch the rim and Libertas throw-in
7′ (13-15) – Foul on Bargnesi who scores both free throws on the line
7′ (13-13) – CASAGRANDE! First triple also for the Marche team who find parity
7′ (10-13) – Error by Casagrande, on the opposite side Tozzi finds the basket for +3
6′ (10-11) – Another rebound from Buca in attack after Allinei’s triple and one-handed dunk by the center of Romanian origins
5′ (10-9) – Error by Tozzi, on the opposite side Merletto also makes a mistake from three
5′ (10-9) – Marulli again from 4 meters, this time the conclusion of the orange and blue winger is lucky
5′ (8-9) – Penetration by Bargnesi and Buca corrects the amaranth playmaker’s mistake at the basket
4′ (8-7) – Ricci misses from 5.5 meters, on the opposite side excellent cut by Marulli who supports the new advantage of the Marches
4′ (6-7) – Casagrande’s triple from a central position is short
3′ (6-7) – The ball is recovered by Libertas but they make a mistake on the counterattack with Williams
3′ (6-7) – Williams for Fantoni in the paint, two points for the amaranth captain
3′ (6-7) – Incredible errors from underneath by Allinei and Rossi on both sides of the pitch
2′ (6-5) – LINE UP! First bomb of the match scored by the young former Pistoia player
2′ (6-2) – Ball also lost by Williams with MArulli flying away for the +4
2′ (4-2) – First advantage for the General Contractor with Tiberti’s 5-meter basket
1′ (2-2) – Ball lost by Allinei who steps on the back line on penetration from the right side of the field
1′ (2-2) – Merletto responds immediately with a stop-and-shoot basket from 4 metres
1′ (0-2) – Libertas’ first possession after the two-ball and a Tozzi basket immediately
– Jesi taking the field with Marulli, Merletto, Tiberti, Rossi and Casagrande. Libertas responding with Williams, Ricci, Allinei, Tozzi and Fantoni.
– Everything is ready at PalaTriccoli for game 3 of the play-off semifinal between General Contractor Jesi and Akern Libertas Livorno. Amaranto chasing the victory that would close the series guaranteeing access to the final
