Tuesday 29 January 2019. The "before" the gleaming central arena Palasavena San Lazzaro, new tender for location INVICTUS Academy, He saw again the protagonists Debutant, who defeated PGS Bellaria per 45-43! They thus added another victory to their very first season "Oranges", the fifth of six games played in the FIP Championship, increasing their record of wins 83.3%. E, the result beyond, They have provided a new, difficult show of character. To tell, Once again. If they really deserve it, these guys.
Very beautifull, the way in which the "Oranges" They have been shown to rely, believe and follow their instructor Ivan Cicchelli, more have done so in a new form, but not least. While in Castel San Pietro they were able to catch up and overtake, this time they were great to start with the right foot, playing a balanced first quarter (+3, indeed giving the impression, after having taken the steps to the new field, to be able to collect more), then taking a further step in the second to reach the interval on a solid +7.
At that point, the choice of the opposing bench was to change quintets, in order to be deployed along the two strongest guys in the last quarter, but "Oranges" They took advantage to place a decisive break in the third period, and touched the +21 and then closing +15. It would fall to our newest "sextet" check the comeback announcement, something absolutely not easy nor obvious ... They did it by giving everything they had, fighting to the last moment and conquering, with the decisive ball, victory.
Here, behind the "escape to victory" which is the title of the new company 2007, There is also and above all the desire to hold on to the game, It demonstrated when the inertia was completely passed into the hands of opponents. Each of the guys on the court gave the maximum, each has once again demonstrated the enormous steps forward, earning to the bottom of the satisfaction and gratification of success, exhausted all, with parents standing to applaud excited. Bravissimi, as well as opponents. Together, It came out playing with a thousand emotions.
First quintet Thomas Carbone, Andrea Scolletta, Leonardo Valentino, Arturo Petroncini e Xavier Gori, and first basket fruit of recuperation, signed by Tommy. The two teams take the measures, comes the balance PGS, come in Alessandro Bottini, and when the clock indicates 5'52" the first buzzer, Save puts the basket, followed by two free throws Vale for the +4 of the 6-2. Shortening the length opponents, then suddenly they reported in -1 granted with a basket on a throw (6-5), Replication Tommy it is immediate, but echoes the basket opponent.
A 3'36" Ivan rather talk to the boys and called timeout, You need to find a team player, and the comeback seen by manual action, Tommy forward runs centrally, discharge Vale, that from the notches of the bezel on the left side of the fore quickly Arthur, free under the basket on the right side, the ball out of a breath, but the answer came. The PGS recurs to timeout and comes out with the basket of overtaking, ma Andrea it does last for just one moment, marks the 10-9 and it opens the door of skill that all'assist Tommy per Save, 12-9 and first siren.
They go down in field Giacomo Schiavina, Leonardo Hill, Brando Wax, Maverick G. Buquir e Riccardo Botti, and it is again our point guard to score the first basket, Which brings us to +5 of the 14-9. The #30 opponent submits the physical superiority, winning two offensive rebounds and carries the PGS in double figures, ma Jack marks yet, this time from the media, Ricky winning two defensive rebounds and launches a counter closed after three steps Leo, signing the +7 of the 18-11. Five seconds before mid-quarter, opponent timeout, as it enters Claudio Claroni.
The PGS trying to shorten the game resting on its long, trying to attack the iron, but the defense of "Oranges" have, It forces him to make mistakes first and second throws. Brando retrieves a ball, errs on the break but catches the rebound and scored with an overhead kick (20-12), Claudio puts on a free throw and Ricky won two defensive rebounds. Two free and a basket worth -5 to the guests, ma Jack takes full advantage of a throw-in attack with 2" e 9 tenths on the clock, He earned two free throws at the buzzer and putting a 2/2 from the line, and the +7 of the 23-16, with a second partial from 11-7.
Third fourth, back in the field for "Oranges" Tommy, Andrea, Maverick, Arthur e Save, while opponents play the paper to move the last period #81, per attach to #30 and point to the comeback in the last 10 '. At the same time, however, they should try to mend the gap, returning now to -5, ma Arthur attacks the defense incoming, terminating in a hook assists "no-look" of Save, and she retrieves a ball that launches counterattack the same Save, marking the +11 of the 29-18. A heads free throw Mav e But sign the +12 e +13, forcing the opposing bench to timeout to 4'25", on the 31-18.
But the "Oranges" They have flared, Save serves a throw-in assists Mav, then she retrieves a ball and shoves +17, 35-18. But winning a jump ball, then directing it to Arthur, that triggers the attack of Save con assist a Tommy, and the captain to repeat the +21 of the 39-18, meaning a fantabreak of 16-0! The PGS breaks the nightmare with a ... 6-0, mending the -15 (39-24), ma Save produces another remittance-assist, converted from Vale. Mostly, back to close the gaps orange Defense, grant a single field goal in 1'32", 41-26 that there must be tightened, as the partial 18-10.
lengths 15, minutes 10, goal defense. It ''s mission Jack, Andrea, Brando, Leo C.. e Ricky, complicated by 2+1 signed by #30 already the first action (-12, 41-29). A recovery Jack the fruit to the glass support of Vale, +14, the #30 misses two free but marks of attack bounce, again -12. We react more, with Ricky flying to the basket on the break, 45-31 and then again +14. Respond #30, but imagining LeBron against Steph, our #23 He steals a ball in mid-field and runs toward the basket, conceding the foul! And 'the right determination, the mind is powerful ...
However, it will still #30 to score the next two baskets, leading the PGS in double figures, a -8. We try to answer with two shots action, then (after 11 points in a row of #30) marks another biancoblù and is the -6 of the 45-39. Timeout a 3'18", Now the words have to get to the heart, to become ardor. What motivates "Oranges" championing, forcing opponents to two missed shots and a lost ball, so boys! Let all in defense, attack without oxygen, the #81 fishing the -4 with 1'37" on the hourglass, and PGS called timeout to prepare for the final assault.
But the "Oranges" draw strength from the words of Ivan, now transfigured as Luke Skywalker it The Last Jedi. Forzano the #81 error from under, force the #30 error on the break, It is in the middle of the field that wins the game. The #30 will mark the basket of -2 double fault on the line #81, a 30" from the end, 45-43. There remain 29" to play, then 16" yet to suffer, and the "countdown" up to 2" from the end, When Andrea It plunges on an opposing remittance, forces to "fumble" the opposing quarterback, e Ricky catch the ball that is victory! All rise to cheer ... Applause.
IRRESISTIBLE Bologna: 45 - Carbone (Cap.) 8, Scolletta 2, Bottini 1, Buquir 3, Botti 2, Valentino 4, Cera 2, Claroni 1, Collina 4, schiavina 6, Petroncini 4, Burning 8. Instructor: Ivan Cicchelli.
PGS BELLARIA: 43 - midgets 2, Callus 4, Biancoli 8, but 1, Ballotta, Gravina, Moscati 4, Cannarozzo, Bugamelli 2, Maurizzi 18, Sugars, Armor 4. Instructor: Fabio Leonardi. Assistant Instructor: Marco Fortuzzi.
partial: 12-9, 11-7 (23-16), 18-10 (41-26), 4-17 (45-43)
Referee: Giovanni Setti.
Photo by Fabio Pozzati.