Friday 24 January 2020. Great start for the group Debutant of Ivan Cicchelli away on the field of San Mamolo Basket, but as it happened last Sunday to eagles committed themselves away in Sant'Agata Bolognese, rotations limited because of absences take away precious energy. Eight mini-athletes only available, who are asked for overtime, but ending up out of breath. In fact, they are missing Giacomo Domenichini (2008) e Alessandro Forino (2009), e pure i 2010 often called to support such as Lev Bertocchi e Lorenzo Bettini, while at the last it is inserted Andrea Pedrini, class 2012, that makes his debut together with his older brother Luca!
Too bad, because the quarter start offers excellent plays, strong defense and right passes to the free partner. They enter precisely Luca Pedrini, Giacomo Giordani, Giovanni Moretto, Federico Martinez e Jacopo Sozzi (while "scavigliato" the night before in training), and he himself flies to make the first basket! Double Luca, getting off guard, then a free throw Jacopo for the 5 a 0 "Oranges". The hosts are released, but we respond with a burst: entry Luca, recovery that is worth two more points of Jacopo, and offensive rebound converted to Luca's basket for the 2-10. Not alone, But: Wedding ring wins rebounds and also gives two blocks, Jordan launches on the football model headband, New (this the "nickname" of Giovanni) sticks to the opponent. More, new "rebound & two" per Luca, perfect assist of Wedding ring per Jacopo and first siren on +10, 5-15!
But, we can't keep, already forced to leave one of the starting quintet on the field: inside Others, Anto, or, Fabio e Wedding ring, and it is he who responds to the first San Mamolo basket by going to score in the third half, 7-17, while a free of Fabio gives us the +11. Two large baskets of two girls bring the blues a -7, we drop in defense but above all in attack, not passing the ball anymore. So we suffer two more baskets and arrive at the interval with only three lengths of advantage, 15-18...
The recovery unfortunately never sees us dangerous. We share with Jacopo, Luca, Jordan, New ed or, the hosts continue as they finished, scoring two more shots to overtake, ma or gives an unmarked passage to Jacopo for a big basket from outside, +1 on the 19-20. It is not enough, counter pass of the San Mamolo, that captures rebounds in series in attack and manages to stretch (23-20). IS or to break the prolonged fast by putting in a shot from the line, but we still pay the rebounds allowed and we end up at -8, 29-21. This time it is Luca to break the ice from the bezel, or adds the first field goal of the second half and we are a -5, but the San Mamolo finds four more points and pushes us back again, 33-24.
Last quarter in a difficult situation, we are indebted to "men", oxygen and points. Inside Anto, Fabio, Luca, Wedding ring e Others, but we immediately suffer the basket of -11. Let's try to start from the defense, we take away easy points from the opponents, Wedding ring gives another block, we retrieve balls in a row, but we don't materialize on offense for too long. We succeed with Fabio you need an assist to Luca, -9, but we do not take advantage of the counterattack that could reopen the games. The San Mamolo takes advantage of it and scores three baskets in a row for the +15, we shorten with the 4/4 of Jordan e Jacopo from the bezel to the -11 (41-30), or scores another basket, but the game has now eluded us, ends 45-32.
Appointment for Sunday afternoon at the PalaDozza, training to regain enthusiasm!
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