In the game of inside or outside, Effe pulls out a performance of determination, heart and personality and driven by a simply perfect Bolpin, 24 points for him with a rating of 27, he wins game 2 of the playoff final and reopens the series.
The victim of the moment was the battleship Trapani Shark which sterilized Notae and was unable to prevent Caja’s team from winning the decisive challenge. It ends 64-59.
Now the promotion series is at 2-1 for the Sicilian team but on Sunday evening, again at PalaDozza, Fortitudo can impact the discussion by postponing the final ruling to game 5 scheduled for June 11th at PalaShark.
THE MATCH
Fortitudo starts off strong, very strong and at the end of the first quarter is ahead by +14, 25-11.
But we understand very well that PalaDozza’s challenge would not have been easy in the second quarter when the Sicilian battleship recovered part of the deficit, 9-15 the partial going into the long break at 34-26.
In the third quarter, after the break, we witnessed a hard-fought and intense quarter. A quarter in which the Sharks nibble away another 3 points by appearing in the decided quarter down by 5, 48-43 the partial.
In the final quarter it’s a real battle, fought blow after blow, basket after basket with Bolpin unleashed and with Fantinelli and Ogden putting all their remaining energy into play. The quarter ends 16-16.
A figure that makes the gap of +5 accumulated sufficient and gives Fortitudo the victory, the championship the reopening of the series and the PalaDozza fans a more than valid reason to celebrate.
THE SCORESHEET
Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna – Trapani Shark 64-59 (25-11, 9-15, 14-17, 16-16)
Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna: Riccardo Bolpin 24 (3/6, 4/7), Deshawn Freeman 8 (4/9, 0/0), Alberto Conti 7 (2/4, 1/6), Mark Ogden 6 (2/ 6, 0/3), Matteo Fantinelli 6 (1/4, 1/2), Alessandro Panni 6 (0/0, 2/3), Alessandro Morgillo 4 (1/1, 0/0), Celis Taflaj 3 ( 0/1, 1/1), Luigi Sergio 0 (0/1, 0/1), Marco Giuri 0 (0/0, 0/2), Vitalii Kuznetsov 0 (0/0, 0/0), Nicolò Braccio 0 (0/0, 0/0) Free throws: 11 / 18 – Rebounds: 33 6 + 27 (Mark Ogden 9) – Assists: 15 (Matteo Fantinelli 9)
Trapani Shark: Amar Alibegovic 15 (3/9, 3/7), Matteo Imbro 12 (1/2, 3/8), Jd Notae 10 (1/5, 2/7), Chris Horton 9 (3/6, 0/0), Rei Pullazi 5 (1/1, 1/4), Pierpaolo Marini 4 (1/4, 0/4), Joseph Yantchoue Mobio 4 (1/1, 0/0), Marco Mollura 0 (0 /1, 0/4), Stefano Gentile 0 (0/0, 0/1), Fabio Mian 0 (0/0, 0/2), Fabrizio Pugliatti 0 (0/0, 0/0) Free throws: 10 / 14 – Rebounds: 37 10 + 27 (Chris Horton 13) – Assists: 13 (Matteo Imbro 4)
