The provincial derby of Interregional Serie B belongs to Junior Casale: Gulliver Derthona falls at home in the direct clash for 3rd place
Gulliver Supermarkets Derthona Tortona – Junior Libertas Casale Monferrato 55-66
(15-15, 30-35, 44-54)
Derthona: Baldi 10, Farias 2, Bresciani ne, Tambwe 11 (15 rb, 23 val), Errica 8 (4 ast), Korlatovic, Diodati (7 rb), Fonio Fracchia ne, W. Bellinaso, Moro ne, Conte 8 (4 ast), Josovic 16 (7 rb, 8 sub fouls). All. Ansaloni, ass. Tosarelli, Censurini.
Junior Libertas: Giacomelli 7, De Ros 10, Milano ne, Sirchia 11, Avonto 8, Raiteri 5, Dimitrov 10, Cappello, Boeri 3, Galluzzo, Rosso 12. All. Arioli.
Referees: Pirazzi and Rigon.
Il Gulliver Supermarkets Derthona loses the direct clash derby Interregional Serie B. In the challenge between the only two teams from the Alessandria province of the fourth national series Junior Libertas Casale conquers the PalaCamagna for 66-55 and moves away from the Bianconeri to third place in the standings, in the match valid for the 16th day of Division A of North-West Conference.
A heavy absence for each side, the long starter Lamine Tandia for the Tortonesi, the very veteran Matteo Formenti for the Casalesi, after almost three periods of great balance with the guests, however, more determined in trying to escape a couple of times, to mix things up The Casalesi's powerful break arrives at the best moment for Derthona. Reached the advantage of 3 points after having always chased up there with the 43-40 set by the positive Gloris Tambwe, driven above all by Avonto's 2/2 three-pointers, Junior Libertas scored 14-1 to close the third period and bring its margin into double figures for the first time in the match right at the arrival of the penultimate siren. In the fourth period the hosts, in the fourth match in nine days between B Interregionale and U19 Eccellenza, were no longer able to worry the guests, also due to the low shooting percentages from all over the pitch suffered throughout the match.
Gulliver is thus forced to suffer their seventh defeat in 16 matches and see their opponents escape by 2 points in the standings, also thanks to the 2-0 in the direct clash. While waiting for the completion of the round, it still remains a good one for Luca Ansaloni's boys fourth which keeps them in the balance between Play-in Gold and Play-in Silver, i.e. in full swing to fight for a playoff position also in the second group phase of the tournament.
Next week double shift for Josovic and his teammates, awaited Wednesday 17 at 20: 30 on the field of Magic Oleggio Basketball e Friday 19th at 20pm at PalaCamagna for the challenge against Collegno Basketball.
