The female education of Gea Basketball Grosseto under 15 ended the first round with a defeat (62-48) on the field of Pallacanestro Femminile Livorno, one of the best teams in the group. The athletes led by Luca Faragli were in the game for the entire first half, even finding themselves in the lead at certain moments and then going into halftime with just one point behind. In the second half the Amaranths extended their lead to 14 points at the siren, but after suffering from the liveliness of Pepi and his teammates. For Gea, however, despite the setback, confirmation of what has been achieved in this first part of the championship has arrived with three victories which place them in the top places of the ranking. «I can say I am satisfied – comments coach Luca Faragli – usually with this Livorno team, the favorites for the final victory, we would take 30 points, this time we took a setback only in the third half, after playing on par in the first two fractions. The team is growing and can give me a lot of satisfaction, as long as we eliminate some trivial errors.”
GEA U15: Pepi 24, Grilli, Bisanti 4, Mazzi, Marconi 5, Giorgi 4, Apicella 9, Sliusar, Cardelli 2. Coach Luca Faragli.
Partial: 15-13, 27-26; 45-36, 62-48.
In the photo the captain Matilde Pepi (photo Stefano Venezia)
