With 36 points from power forward, Defe was convincing from the second half and beat Huracán de San Justo at home by 89-67 to achieve their long-awaited first victory in the competition.
The match began with some doubts in attack for Hurlingham, doubts that were capitalized on by the visitor, who quickly took the lead with effectiveness in 3-point shots from Javier Sanchez and getting defensive rebounds, leaving the local with no chance of second shots, which allowed him to close the first quarter up 12-19.
In the second quarter, the match picked up the pace of possessions and became more dynamic. Huracán maintained the difference built during the first quarter until the last seconds of the first half, where Defe, who knew how to reduce the number of turnovers and ensured defensive rebounds, managed to close the first period with a triple by Maximiliano Segón, leaving his team 41-38 ahead to go into the break.
The second half of the match had another color, Hurlingham managed to dominate the game. The effectiveness of Lucas Sedani in shots from the field and the return of David Cabezas under the rim taking possession of the defensive rebounds gave him the recoveries that allowed Ignacio González to score quick points and thus break away from the rival in a few minutes. The visiting team did not give up and continued betting on the speed of Alen Mansilla and tried to add three shots that were not as effective as in the first quarter.
The long-awaited first victory came for Defensores de Hurlingham by 89-67 (12-9 / 41-38 / 65-51 / 89-67) in the Federal Tournament with a team that took to the field determined to change course and returned to shine with pure basketball on Thursday night.
SYNTHESIS
HURLINGHAM DEFENDERS (89): Comolli, Mateo (0), González, Ignacio (12), Ávila, Gaspar (0), Legal, Gonzalo (0), Paciotti, Nicolás (5), Feder, Pablo (0), Stanic , Maximiliano (0), Heck, Franco (0), Segón, Maximiliano (36), Escobar Facundo (6), Cabezas, David (13), Sedani, Lucas (17), DT Petrantonio, Gustavo.
HURRICANE SAN JUSTO (67): Sanchez, Brandon (2), Trovato, Roman (9), Ligotti, Leandro (0), Sanchez, Javier (15), Eijo Ciancia, Maximiliano (6), Antivero, Juan (6), Vieites, Ramiro (6), Naso, Brian (3), Prieto, Franco (1), Mansilla, Alen (11), Ortega, Thiago (8), Perez, Nicolás (0), DT García, Diego.
Source: Press Club Deportivo Defensores de Hurlingham
