Serie B Interregionale, Gulliver Derthona conquers PalaCollegno and gains two crucial points
Collegno Basket – Gulliver Supermarkets Derthona 60-64
(13-13, 31-38, 43-49)
Collegno : Obase 3, Bossola, Milone 5, Castellino 25, Tarditi 5, Donnini, Quagliotto, Fracasso 7, Obakhavbaye 10, Grillo, Ferrero ne, De Bartolomeo 5. Coach Comazzi.
Derthona : Fogliato n/a, P. Lisini, Farias 12 (5/6 free throws, 7 ast), Borasi n/a, Korlatovic 3, Diodati 9 (6 fouls drawn), Aprile 9 (5/6 free throws, 7 rebounds), Brizzi 9 (4/6 from the field, 5 rebounds), W. Bellinaso 3, Gatti 10, Di Meo 2, Josovic 7 (11 rebounds). Coach Ansaloni, assistant Fanaletti.
Referees : Mamone and Velli.
Gulliver Supermercati Derthona secured a crucial victory at Collegno, earning two crucial points for their standings in the third round of the second leg of the Serie B Interregionale championship—the fourteenth overall . The black and white team now has 10 points in Division A of the North-West Conference, drawing level with Collegno and Seagulls Genoa in eighth place, the latter having played a game in hand.
The game starts in perfect balance, with both teams scoring without managing to take control of the score, with the first quarter ending 13 all. In the second period Collegno tries to impose itself thanks to the excellent performance of Castellino, managing to take the lead. However, Gulliver Derthona reacts with a partial of 12-0, overturning the score and going into the locker rooms with a 38-31 lead.
Upon returning to the field, the game continues to have no master, with both teams determined not to concede anything. Farias, the best scorer of the quarter with 9 points (3/6 from the field), leads the black and white attack and allows the team to maintain a lead of 6 at the end of the third period. In the last Collegno tries to come back, closes to -1, but Gulliver responds promptly and takes home the precious final 64-60.
Gulliver Supermercati Derthona will return to the field this Friday at the PalaCamagna in Tortona for another direct clash, at 20:45 against Seagulls Genova.
