Captain ROSSATO
As we had in the presentation of this match, we would have seen very few technicalities, but we would have seen many players showing off to get, some reconfirming, some a bigger contract for next season.
In the end he won Sassari playing a slightly more energetic game than the hosts who, to be honest, didn’t seem too on the ball, especially in the defensive phase. They made mistakes in the things they should have made mistakes and, if we check the statistics, we will see that in the end the savvy players took the lead 35% from the arch, with the 52% from below and with 79% free throws. They went on a perfect average, the problems came from a few too many turnovers and too few recovered balls. However, what punished the swashbucklers was their bland defense against archery shooters which allowed the island’s shooters to take many shots with their classic feet on the ground and the opponent three meters away. Markovic’s boys didn’t have to wait and hit the Scafatese retina with an excellent 16 out of 31, a whopping 58%!
Now let’s get to the race.
At the tap-off Matteo Boniciolli send into the field Mouaha, Henry, Robinson, Pinkins and Nungeto whom Nenad Markovic contrasts Tyree, Kruslin, Gombauld, Jefferson, and Charalampopoulos.
From the beginning, the match was on the path the islanders wanted: they even started the first half of the game with a partial score of 10 to 0, then there was a partial score of 8 to 0 for the Scafatesi and they moved on with alternating baskets until 19 to 23 for the Islanders at the end of the quarter.
In the second half of the game the advantage increased because the islanders had a partial of 26 to 16 leading to the long interval on 35 to 49.
In the third quarter the script did not change and instead of 26 to 16 they ended with 26 to 17 arriving at the penultimate siren on the 52 to 75.
Even in the last half the guests won the partial which was 22 to 24 thus arriving at the final siren on 74 to 99.
This evening the Scafatese club was celebrating the new salvation obtained in the top championship and both to celebrate the two hundred appearances of the captain Reddish with the yellow and blue shirt of Givova Scafati and the defeat did not go down well with many fans who flocked to the PalaMangano.
The public, however, despite the bitter disappointment, remained until the end of the celebrations enjoying at least this other show.
As we were saying, the team played badly and the club was very disappointed and, above all, we were very disappointed by owner Longobardi who was expecting a strong match tonight to conclude this beautiful competitive season with the classic icing on the cake. This was not the case because many athletes were probably, if not physically, then at least mentally already at the seaside.
Next championship, Givova Scafati will once again start at the starting line from the top flight and this is truly a great source of pride for a town of only 50,000 inhabitants. However, behind it there is a company with many competent people who strive to do better every year.
The last match of the season therefore remains Sunday’s derby in Naples and the club expects a burst of pride from the team because they played really badly tonight.
The MVP of the game was: Tyree Breein with his 20 points, 6 assists and 2 steals.
The following gentlemen refereed the match: Michele Rossi of Anghiari (AR), Christian Borgo of Grumolo delle Abbadesse (VI), Antonio Bartolomeo of San Pietro Vernotico (BR).
GIVOVA SCAFATI BASKETBALL: Blakes 2, Gentile 11, Henry 19, Mouaha 4, Pinkins 5, Rossato 13, Robinson 12, Pini 2, Nunge 2, Gamble 4. All. Matteo Boniciolli
BANK OF SARDINIA SASSARI: Cappelletti 8, Pisano ne, Treier, Tyree 20, Kruslin 12, Raspino ne, Gandini, Diop 15, Gombauld 12, McKinnie 8, Jefferson 14, Charalampopoulos 10. Coach Nenad Markovic
