Viola 10 and praise! Redel Reggio Calabria continues to surprise and excite its fans, winning their tenth consecutive victory against Basket Academy Catanzaro with a masterful performance.
In a match that kept everyone in suspense, with a shocking first part of the match the neroarancio team demonstrated once again that it is an unstoppable force on the pitch.
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Redel starts in a quintet with Idiaru, Fernandez, Paulinus, Ani and Cessel. Catanzaro with Babilodze, Carpanzano, Tamulievicius, Sabbatino and Agbortabi who scored the first two points of the match. Partial score 10 -0 for Catanzaro: coach Cadeo’s timeout is mandatory to give his team a scolding.
Upon returning, spectacular play from captain Fernandez and, following, Ani and Donati reduce the gap but Tamulievicius brings his team to +14. Another break for the Giallorossi, the first quarter ends 26-9. The game resumes with a basket and a foul by Cessel, Battaglia responds with a triple. Cessel monologue, 6 points in a row for him.
Then the lights go out again in the Redel house, a new break and a mandatory timeout for the neroarancio coach at -24. The neroarancio returned in the best way, basket after basket, with a partial score of 16-3: the excellent defense that tackled the Giallorossi fury should be underlined. Carpanzano interrupts the break, Cessel responds super present, 15 points at halftime for him. We go into halftime at 49-37.
We return to the field on an extremely painful note, Idiaru’s fourth foul (4 fouls by Donati, all in the first quarter). The score broke the deadlock with a free throw from Bangu and a triple from Ani immediately after which brought Redel back to under the double-digit deficit (-8). Annese answers from three. The triples from Fernandez and Simonetti are essential to respond to Sabbatino’s baskets.
Fernandez’s triple brings his team to -3, minimal gap since the start of the match, mandatory timeout for coach Procopio. Donati’s free throw scores Redel -2 but the following three free throws by Carpanzano restore the lead by two possessions. The last basket of the third quarter goes to Carpanzano (from three), 64-56.
The last period begins with Battaglia’s triple but Ani isn’t up for it and finishes a splendid 4-point game (triple and foul) first and another triple after, -4 Redel. Cessel shows his muscles, Redel’s excellent defense and Bangu’s tap-in restore parity!
After a stalemate, Redel takes the lead with a splendid pick&roll, executing the Fernandez-Cessel duo.
The laps of the top scorers of the neroarancio, Cessel and Ani, 4/4 with the clock stopped, push Redel to a sensational and unexpected +6. Ani from 3, then Tamulievicius and Ani again, +9. Tamulievicius doesn’t give up, 7 points in a row for him and two minutes from the end the score says 77-81.
Monstrous performance from Ani, long two for him, yet another 2/2 from the line and +6 Redel. The last minute sees Catanzaro’s last attempts but with few results, triple from an immense Ani (there will be 34 for him), Battaglia responds. The match ends 79-90! An unexpected victory, the tenth in a row out of ten matches played, Viola Reggio Calabria is a steamroller!
The scoreboard
Redel Reggio Calabria: Idiaru, Ani 31, Paulinus 2, Simonetti 5, Fernandez 15, Sgarlato, Mazza, Cessel 23, Donati 3, Nicolò, Mbangu 6. All. Cadeo
Basketball Academy Catanzaro: Agbortabi 4, Babilodze 6, Annese 3, Carpanzano 18, Procopio 2, Sabbatino 11, Sipovac 5, Calabretta, Fomba, Tamulievicius 17, Battaglia 16, Dozic. All. Procopio
