Gallarate (Esse Solar Gallaratese – Gulliver Supermarkets Tortona 73-66) – Gulliver Supermercati Tortona was defeated on the pitch of Esse Solar Gallarate after a hard-fought match, with several lead changes between the two teams, but decided by the partial of the second quarter which allowed the Lombards the final victory on the ninth day of the inter-regional Serie B . In the first minutes of the game, Derthona managed to end the first quarter with the lead, managing to limit the opponents’ attempts to attack, but in the second period, the hosts took advantage of some defensive lapses by the Bianconeri team, leading to the double advantage figure, gap reduced to -4 from Tortona at the arrival of the long interval. The second half began with Gulliver who, thanks to a solid reaction, managed to recover the deficit and take control of the match. The contribution of Farias was fundamental, author of 11 assists, who helped his teammates create opportunities to score. Gallarate doesn’t give up however and with a 7-0 run they take the lead again, closing the third quarter with a score of 56-54. The last 10′ were characterized by baskets by both teams, keeping the gap always under 5 points, until 1′ from the end, when Gallarate extended the game to close the game thanks to a plus seven. For Tortona it is the seventh knockout in ten matches.
Esse Solar Gallaratese – Gulliver Derthona 73-66 (16-18/41-37/56-54)
Esse Solar Gallaratese: Barbieri 6, Bloise 20, Fedeli, Antonelli 6, Mercante, Golino, Zampieri ne, Molteni 17, Redaelli 10, Chinellato 6, Barzon ne, Fioravanti 8. Team Mazzetti.
Gulliver Derthona: Fono Fracchia ne, Fogliato ne, Lisini 14, Farias 6, Albertinazzi, Borasi ne, Koralatovic 2, Diodati 9., Aprile 8, Brizzi 8, Josovic 10, Cissè. All Ansaloni.
Referees: Judges of Bergamo and Bernardi of Cantù.
