BCC loses in the last quarter against Faenza
Autosped BCC Derthona-E-Work Faenza 64-74
(9-22, 31-30, 52-50)
Scoreboards:
BCC Derthona: Dotto 10, Marangoni 6, Milani, Premasunac, Leonardi 7, Zahui B. ne, Arado 4, Cocuzza ne, Attura 18, Melchiori 6, Penna 13, Gatti ne. Coach Cutugno
Faenza: Franceschelli 5, Brzonova 2, Turel 2, Fantini, Fondren 28, Cappellotto, Jakpa 3, Roumy 28, Porcu, Scekic 6. All. Seletti
The regular season of Autosped BCC Derthona, already certain of fourth place in the standings, ends with a defeat: deprived of Fontaine and Gatti as well as Zahui B., the team coached by Cutugno suffers the sprint start of the opponents, comes back in contact and takes the lead, before suffering the opponent's partial at the start of the last quarter, which turns out to be decisive for the final outcome of the match. Autosped is now preparing for game 1 of the playoff quarterfinals, scheduled for Wednesday 2 April at 20.30:XNUMX pm at the Cittadella dello Sport against Alama San Martino di Lupari.
First quarter characterized by low percentages for Autosped BCC Derthona, who chases Faenza – accurate in shooting from outside – since the first moments: at 10' the partial is 9-22. In the second quarter the Giraffes raise the pace in defense, find points on the counterattack from recovered balls and fuel the partial that leads them first to reduce the distances and then to take the lead in the score: at half-time the result is 31-30.
In the third period the match continued at the same pace leitmotiv in the name of balance: BCC remains in the lead and closes ahead 52-50 at 30'. A 0-12 run facilitated by Fondren in the first three turns of the hands of the last fraction projects the guests ahead in double figures. In the following exchanges, Autosped produces a great effort to get back in contact, but the plays of Fondren herself and Roumy (authors of 56 points in total) allow Faenza to win by 64-74.
So coach Horace Cutugno: "We had a soft impact on the game, and we finished it the same way. We gave too much to their talented players, even if the few flashes allowed us to stay afloat. Now we need to reset after the end of the championship to prepare for the playoffs, which are a story in themselves. The balance of the regular season is spectacular, because finishing in fourth place in the debut with all the vicissitudes that we had along the way is a great merit that this team, first of all with the work of the team, staff and management, gives us great pride for what we have done. We can take advantage of the home field advantage in the quarterfinals to give our fans a better performance than tonight's".
The words of Sofia Marangoni: "It wasn't a very positive match in terms of approach and attention in particular, because we conceded many points to Roumy and Fondren. Now we have a whole week to best prepare for the playoff series against San Martino di Lupari".
