Mendikote tries a penetration to the basket. /
BASKETBALL I LEB SILVER
The people of Gijón had to wait for extra time to defeat Aquimisa with Greenaway as the most prominent
The Círculo Gijón beat Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial in a bad match by both teams, where the excitement was how little it kept the interest of the spectators. Quarry Greenaway, with 19 points, was the best of a game that had to be decided in overtime.
The debut of Azaro Roker as a starter was the great novelty in Nacho Galán’s team, although it was Mendikote who was in charge of releasing the Circle locker with a 2 + 1 play converted by the natural forward of Portugalete. Both teams scored under the rival ring in the first minutes of the game (8-6). Visitor Peris nailed the first triple of the night in the middle of a freezing environment, which let the spectators drowsy and shrunk the wrists of the shooters. Lucas and Mendikote were in charge of saving the furniture in a first discreet act (15-16).
The second quarter began promising with a Greenaway dunk after steal. The bold defense put the lock on their hoop, while the free throws allowed the favorable partial to add units (21-16). A triple by Greenaway served to cut the losing streak on the perimeter and, incidentally, force the visiting coach, Sergio Vicente, to request a time-out (24-18). The locals put more intensity with a formation full of guerrilla spirit: Mendikote, Roker, Libroia, Greenaway … While Aquimisa crashed again and again with the Gijón defense, the advantage reached the double digits, a magic number in basketball . Álex Rivas would be disqualified after committing two practically consecutive unsportsmanlike fouls. The first half ended with a 30-25, which reflected that the meeting was not exactly to shoot rockets.
Anthony Libroia went into action after passing through the locker room, the Italian-American point guard ready to set fire to a game that was frozen at times. The Circle was not able to go on the scoreboard, leaving a very ambiguous feeling: on the one hand, it seemed far superior to its rival, and on the other, it was feared that by forgiving so much it would end up paying in the final moments.
The Circle had only added 6 points in almost 8 minutes of third period. Demba appeared in the Aquimisa, but Greenaway answered from Gijón. Javi Lucas, immense in defense, continued to be the most intoned in the Circle. A triple to the limit of Megwa supposed a puff for the blacks, but Eshowo contributed a 2 + 1 by Salamanca (46-47). Obi Megwa took the stripes with a lot of personality in his first match at the Palace. The game had turned into a carousel with minimal advantages for both. Fortunately, the visitors were most generous, missing baskets under the basket. Not even with those, the Circle was still determined to complicate life. Already in the last minute with 52-52, Libroia took oil from a penetration to force a foul and score 2 free throws. Hidalgo also did not err from the personal. Libroia would have the last attack, but her launch didn’t go in.
The extension started well with Roker adding a 2 + 1, and continued better with a triple by Libroia that placed the Circle with an income of 7 points in their favor (63-56). Greenaway also had the face of the saint to nail another triple on the horn and seal a gray but valuable victory.
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