| Diego J. Gozalo |
The senior men’s team of the Cuéllar Basketball Club returned to the competition after the long weekend break and having postponed its game on matchday 3 against CBS, and they did so to continue being the only undefeated team from Cuellar. On matchday 4 he faced Saltamontes Valverde in the town’s fronton.
It was sensed that an even match was going to take place, where the small details were going to be key to obtain the victory, and it did not disappoint, fulfilling the script.
The visitors came out with very clear ideas, setting the pace of the game with their approach, zonal defense and taking advantage of local errors. The Cuellarans were not comfortable during the first halfmaking continuous errors in passes, throws and a slow pace of play. All of this caused Grasshopper to gain a slight lead at halftime of four points, 17-21.
The passage through the locker room and Eufón Baloncesto Cuéllar’s tactical decision to change their defense activated the locals. A 1-3-1 zonal defense along with the commitment to play with four outside players totally energized the match, being able to be more offensive and penalizing the opponent with quick transitions turning the game around32-25 at the close of the third period.
They took a while to arrive, but two consecutive triples At the start of the last quarter they broke the game, with an 11-point lead with 6 minutes remaining, despite the rival approach, which was answered again with another triple. Since then the difference on the scoreboard was controlled by the locals, obtaining the third win of the season that keep them undefeated, 47-41.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Eufón Cuéllar (47): Galicia, G. (12); Tejero, G. (10); Ngouda, K. (6); De Benito, JL(0); Gozalo, DJ (6) —initial five—; Sancho, C. (-); Cardaba, N. (0); Arranz, A. (3); Quintanilla, J. (2); Avellon, D. (5); Potente, J. (3); Gómez, J. (0).
Valverde Grasshopper (41): Moyna, J; Gómez, P.; De Pablos, ; Ruano, J.; Blacksmith, A. —five initials—; Marina, J.; Matesanz, J; Marinas, J.; Díez, DA
The next match for the Cuellar team will be on Sunday, November 24 in Cantimpalos against CB Cantimpalos at 5:00 p.m.
The Senior Women starts the league with a heavy defeat
League premiere of the Senior Women, which saw how the offensive gale of the Ávila team of Óbila surpassed them thanks to a great exterior success.
Withering start of the group that visited the Municipal Fronton of Cuéllar. The Óbila put the direct and opened a gap of ten points in just five minutes3-13, taking advantage of the local losses in the ball exit. Despite the Cuellarans’ attempts to minimize errors, four visiting triples shot the distance at the close of the first period, 12-29.
Eufón Cuéllar adjusted the defense to stop the gale in this second quarter, reducing the partial, closing the first half at 20-43.
Goodbye defenseshe forgot to defend in the second half; With the game decided, the offensive section was the note of the second twenty minutes. In the third quarter the success from the 6.75 m line was for the local team, scoring up to three triples, managing to double their score in this period, 40-72.
Exchange of baskets throughout the last quarter, touching the 100-point barrier for the visitors with their fingers, 64-98.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Eufón Cuéllar (64): Martin, M. (2); Arranz, I. (19); Escudero, J. (13); Married, A. (2); Minguela, N. (7) – Rivero, L. (10); de la Torre, S. (7); Arranz, B. (-); Ortega, C. (0); Campillo, S. (4).
Óbila (98): Gento, J.; Cid, V.; Quirós, S.; Pinto, M.; Santos, C.—initial five—; Martínez-Cañavete, A.; Iranzo, C.; Martin, C.
On Sunday, November 24 in Valverde, the Cuéllar Basketball senior women’s team will face Saltamontes Valverde, at 5:00 p.m.
