Sunday 9 February 2020. Back in the difficult field, for the Under 13 of INVICTUS Academy. No slag for the knockout in the sprint against Anzola, because the errors were all too evident, so much so that Ivan Cicchelli e Luca Zanardi they just had to remember that game, without underlining again everything that was not done to win, and each of them replied that they were fully aware of it.
It's toxins that hurt, the influence that minimized rotations and, mostly, the energies of those present. That's why the trip to Salvemini on the field of Polisportiva Masi it immediately becomes complicated, and you don't need to remember the +18 of the second day out (51-33). It only matters to overcome the objective difficulties of the present, then we will think about recovering and preparing in the best way for the next game, with the Atletico Borgo coach who came to watch this match.
Difficult game from the start, it is difficult to find the rhythm in attack, it is difficult to defend strong and therefore to run. Mostly, too many balloons are lost, even four in a row in the early stages, this after ours 3 a 0 initial (great threesome, gives Ricky a Save e assist per Glue, plus a free of Maverick) brings Masi to score the first basket, and therefore to double approaching -1, after the basket of Save. That's no good, because even when we try to go away by placing the 4 a 0 of the 4-9 (Wire to attack rebound e Glue from the corner), we defeat everything again by throwing away precious balls and making free throws that opponents put in, going twice to -3, before 10-14 the first siren, written from the entrance of Brando, with Ale entering the field to bring energy, and by a free throw of Wire.
Let's try to tighten more in defense, we force Masi to commit three consecutive 24 ″ offenses but, Once again, we do not materialize in attack, wrong on the counterattack, from the line and losing too many balls again. Result? After half the time, the partial is still on one 0-0 soccer, and it's not a compliment ... It unlocks us Jack from the line with the 2/2 a 4’46”, an average basket follows Ricky for the +8 of the 10-18, but we fall back into mistakes and still make mistakes, allowing opponents to halve a -4. We react with the 2/2 of Glue and the assistance of Ricky per Mav of the new +8, and it is the latter who adds a point from the line (14-23), Masi finds a basket but Ricky cut to basket, receives and marks, interval on +9 of the 16-25 with second partial positive, 6-11.
The “Oranges” they try to escape permanently at the beginning of the recovery. Save e Ricky they score two baskets in a row bringing the double-digit advantage, Ricky retrieve a ball by throwing on the counterattack Brando, we are +15, 16-31. The opponents insert two free throws, but we reply with Save, Wire, plus the free of Vale who signs the maximum advantage, +18 on the 18-36 exactly 5'00 from the third siren. Let's try to keep the advantage by gradually finding a point Mav, an entrance to Tommy, a counter attack by Wire that is fouled, we are +17 on the 24-41, but we suffer a blackout that costs us a partial negative and sudden of 0-9 which allows opponents to re-enter a -8, 33-41 and everything to be redone.
So, it inevitably complicates everything and anxiety adds to tiredness. The beginning of the fourth period brings the 6-0 della Masi who arrives quickly to -2, with obligatory timeout for us after just 2'11 ". We go out finding a large basket of Glue, but the hosts force us to spend fouls and capitalize, jogging to share 43 and overtaking with another free. Double overtaking with Save, we seem to regain control of the rebounds, but we waste a triple offensive possession. Tommy gives us the +2 from the line (46-48), imitates it Brando 13 ″ from the end, but we undergo a basket on the throw and with 10 ″ on the stopwatch, we throw the decisive ball away, 49-49 and additional.
there he is, l’overtime. A free of Jack gives us the +1, but an opponent's basket on rebound brings us back, then +2 Masi from the line. Jogging Wire for the 52-52, and after errors on both fronts, will still be Wire to mark the basket of the last overtaking, 52-54 47 ″ from the end. We spend all the energies we have left, opponents miss two offensive actions, at 6 ″ comes the foul on Jack, who throws the free throw of the +3. There would be room to try to balance the arch for the Masi, ma Maverick intercepts the decisive ball. We win 52-55, we exult exhausted.
here they are, the "Oranges"... # 0 David Valdiserri, # 3 Thomas Carbone (Captain), # 13 Alessandro Bottini, # 15 Maverick G. Buquir, # 23 Riccardo Botti, # 26 Brando Wax, # 30 Leonardo Hill, # 35 Giacomo Schiavina, # 70 Xavier Gori, # 94 Philip Preti.
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