Tuesday 25 April 2023. Last day of the Second Phase, che vale per l'assegnazione dei quattro posti Playoff. And the last mission to accomplish for the Under 20 who beat Raggisolaris Faenza again, winning the seventh victory out of eight matches of the Second Phase, which means the tenth victory out of the last eleven considering the moment of the turning point, with the three that must absolutely be won to go through. E' questa la risposta che volevamo, and this is the demonstration of the value of the team, che ha rivelato di avere un'identità propria ben definita.
We know that it's still not enough to make the Playoffs, perché tutto dipenderà dall'esito della sfida tra Budrio e Anzola di venerdì 28 April: behind Vis Academy Persiceto (22 points) is Modena Basket (20), in fact, they are tied in third place in terms of share 16 Anzola Basket and Atletico Basket points (2-0 Anzola in direct clashes, double regret because we could have won both...) and immediately below Pallacanestro Budrio (14 ed 1-1 with us). If Anzola wins in Budrio she will be third, and above all fourth place will be of the "Reds", aka Playoffs!
Nell'attesa, let's hold onto the second consecutive victory over Raggisolaris Faenza, team that plays well and has elements of great value, above all the point guard of 2005 Alessandro Bianchi. C'è tutta la voglia di farcela ma anche un po' di tensione nell'avvio di gara dei "Reds", who immediately take command, 14-9 at the first siren and 27-21 interval. E c'è lo stacco decisivo nel terzo quarto, quando svanita la tensione resta la voglia di centrare l'obiettivo, 23 a 12 of break which brings us to +17 the third siren, 50-33, per poi controllare l'ultimo quarto e conquistare la vittoria di quindici lunghezze, 64 a 49.
Defensive intensity and energy push four "Reds" in double figures, led by the two 2005 Tommaso Pietrantonio (16 points and 7 rebounds) e Gianluca Forino (10+6), on par with i 2003 Filippo Albanelli (10+6) e Giacomo Bosi (10 more 3 recoveries). However, everyone's contribution counts, gives Riccardo Guidi (7+5) a Lorenzo & Alessandro Benini (2+5 the first is 2+4 The second one), as they wrote in the report 2+3 Pietro Tedesco, Jacopo Ravaldi e Sidy Badiane, with 1+5 per Samuele Naldi e 5' incollato al playmaker avversario di Francesco Montaperto. All important, because you win as a team.
FIP U20 Silver Championship, Second Phase Fourth Return Day:
Atletico Basket vs Raggisolaris Faenza 64-49
partial: 14-9, 13-12 (27-21), 23-12 (50-33), 14-16 (64-49)
Referees: G. Brawl, E. Martinelli
The score:
Pietro Tedesco 2, Tommaso Pietrantonio 16, Jacopo Ravaldi 2, Gianluca Forino 10, Giacomo Bosi 10, Lorenzo Benini 2, Samuele Naldi 1, Filippo Albanelli 10, Alessandro Benini 2, Sidy Badiane 2, Riccardo Guidi 7, Francesco Montaperto. All. Luca Pietrantonio.
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