Serie B Interregionale, Gulliver Derthona fights but surrenders on the San Miniato pitch
Etrusca San Miniato – Gulliver Supermarkets Derthona 74-64
(19-14, 33-31, 57-51)
San Miniato: Malvolti, Ermelani 2, Caglio no, Castaldi no, Menconi 37, Godano no, Penco, Re 18, Granchi 3, Mbaye 5, Speranza, Cravero 9. Coach Martelloni
Derthona: Fonio Fracchia 2, Lisini, Albertinazzi, Korlatovic 4 (6 reb), Diodati 6, Aprile 9 (4/5 from two, 5 fouls sub), Brizzi 8, Bellinaso 2, Gatti 6 (6 reb, 4 ast), Di Meo 9, Josovic 18 (9/10 from free throws, 8 fouls sub, 5 reb), Cissè. Coach Fanaletti, Ass. Censurini.
Referees: Sailor from Cascina (PI) and Frenchmen from Savona
The Lions fight with determination, but in the end they have to surrender. Gulliver Supermercati Derthona, without its playmaker Farias, leaves the Etrusca San Miniato field defeated with a score of 74-64, in the game valid for the first day of the return leg of the second phase of Play-In Gold of the Interregional B Series of the North-West Conference.
Derthona starts in difficulty, despite having led for most of the first period, the team struggles in attack and allows San Miniato to recover, with the home team closing the first ten minutes in the lead. In the second quarter, however, the Piedmontese react, point after point, reducing the gap and closing the distances to just one possession of disadvantage, going into the locker rooms at 33-31. A hard-fought return to the field, with both teams remaining in close contact, alternating in the lead of the score. The decisive plays of Menconi, however, allow San Miniato to extend the lead at the end of the quarter, with the score marking 57-51 at the end of the third period.
The last ten minutes do not bring any significant changes. The Lions suffer the Tuscan attacks, slipping to -10. San Miniato maintains the advantage until the final siren, condemning Derthona to defeat.
In the standings Tortona remains twelfth and last with 8 points, while San Miniato is first with 28 points.
Gulliver Derthona returns home on Saturday 29 March at 18:XNUMX against Basketball Club Lucca.
