Third win of the season. Casademont continues to have doubts, immersed in a period of uncertainty and mistrust, but at least they were able to beat Granada (73-57) this Saturday, a recently promoted to the highest national category. A stingy triumph, without brilliance, but one that represents an important step forward in the arduous journey towards salvation. It was a rough duel, work, slow and bad, at times inappropriate for the ACB League, especially in a crazy first half. The match became unbalanced after the break, when the people from Zaragoza calmed down their game, used the mandatory breaks and were finally able to generate advantages in their attacks and have released shots to punish their rival. The victory brings oxygen to the Aragonese team, after two consecutive defeats, but it does not solve the problems of an indecisive and timorous team, attacked by anguish, with few resources in all positions.
at 35 seconds Cristiano Felicio, the Andalusians’ best argument in the inside game, was injured. The pivot suffered a bad fall after having opened the scoring with a forceful dunk, and was no longer able to return to the track. His absence was added to that of Luke Maye, who did not travel to Zaragoza, suffering from a partial rupture of the patellar tendon in his right leg. Two major setbacks for the squad led by Pablo Pin.
The local team, despite everything, got off to a disappointing start. In addition to Felicio’s basket, the visitors hit from the perimeter, with two three-pointers in a row by Thomas Bropleh, and then with an action under Niang’s hoops. After three minutes of play, Granada governed the match with authority (0-10) against a Casademont who, once again, offered unusual nonsense in his attacking actions: he missed his first three shots from 2, and also his first three shots triples, which fueled his doubts and anxiety. Porfirio Fisac had to stop the match.
After the dead time, Casademont finally strengthened behind. And although he continued to struggle offensively, he was at least able to nullify some of his opponent’s attacks. Jessup, with six points and one assist, and Sant-Ross, with another six goals, started the reaction of the Aragonese, who narrowed the gap in the closing stages of the opening act (12-15).
In the second quarter, Casademont held firm at the back, although they also lacked rhythm, speed and criteria in their attacking actions. When he scored -always with difficulties-, he did it in individual plays, above all thanks to the personality and talent of Santi Yusta. Dino Radoncic had two free throws to turn the score (23-24), at quarter of an hour into the game, but missed both attempts. From then on, the home team fell apart again, which led to a 0-6 run for the visitors (23-30). Yusta, Mara and Jessup came to the rescue, in the closing stages of the first half, to place the Zaragozans just one point behind (29-30) just at halftime. At that time, Casademont presented a 9% effectiveness in the outside shot, after having made only one triple of his 11 shots. Even with everything, Fisac’s team continued to aspire to victory.
At the minute of the restart, Casademont took the lead for the first time, after a free kick from Dino Radoncic and a basket from Hlinason under the hoops Radoncic himself, finishing off a quick counterattack, and Santi Yusta, with an accurate triple, and again Hlinason, after an offensive rebound, increased the local lead (39-30) against an opponent who had broken down with astonishing ease. Visitors, in fact, it took almost five minutes to score, submitted by the outstanding defensive performance of the people from Zaragoza. It was a particularly challenging moment for Granada, which they managed to overcome with two consecutive triples, first by Costa and then by Pere Tomás. However, the locals ruled the duel, after half an hour of play (50-43), with Santi Yusta as the indisputable spiritual guide.
In the last quarter, Casademont hardly had any opposition. The baskets of Jessup, Simanic, Ponitka and Sant-Ross they were already a heavy ballast for the Andalusians, who quickly disappeared from the scene. Yusta was the best player of the duel, with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in the half hour he was on the court. He finished the contest with a valuation of 26 credits. After a very poor start to the game, the Aragonese knew how to react in time to continue advancing towards salvation. However, many obstacles remain to be overcome. some very high.
Datasheet
73 – Casademont Zaragoza (12+17+21+23): Wright (5), Jessup (15), Yusta (21), Mekowulu (6), Mara (2) -starting five- Radoncic (3), Ponitka (4), Simanic ( 5), Hlinason (4) and Sant-Roos (8).
57 – Coviran Granada (15+15+13+14): Renfroe (-), Bropleh (15), Pere Tomás (5), Irirarte (4), Felicio (2) -starting five- Niang (9), Vilà (9), Christian Diaz (-), Costa (5), Prince Ali (7) and Jacobo Diaz (1).
Referees: Emilio Perez Pizarro, Alfonso Olivares and Roberto Lucas. There were no exclusions.
Incidences: match corresponding to the eleventh day of the League played in the Príncipe Felipe de Zaragoza pavilion before 5,437 spectators.EFE
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