BadalonaThe Joventut de Badalona has ended up with a broken heart and saying goodbye unexpectedly to European competitions. Carles Duran’s team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Eurocup after being beaten by the Germans at Ratiopharm Ulm by 73 to 78 at the Badalona Olympics. La Penya, who had the track factor in their favor after being the best team in the regular season, were surprised by the physical game, especially in defense, of the team coached by Jaka Lakovic, who was especially successful in the last quarter. in which the green-and-blacks have reacted too late.
The character of Joel Parra, always aggressive, has allowed the Penya to remain plugged in a game in which Ulm always managed to get up after a partial favorable to the Badalonians. Without the success of other days in the triples, the Penya has seen Ulm get ahead in the third quarter after a partial 0-8, although two triples, first from captain Ventura and then of a Ferran Bassas coming out of injury, allowed to continue ahead. With Ante Tomic well defended by Ulm and reaching the four fouls when there was still a long game to go, it was Derek Willis who managed to keep alive a Supporters Club that rushed too much in the last quarter, when the Americans Jaron Blossomgame and Semaj Christon have handed down sentences with well-crafted attacks on the board by Lakovic. The final reaction, after a maximum German advantage of 9 points, came too late, with a triple by Pau Ribas 23 seconds to the end. Ulm’s rival in the quarterfinals will be the winner of the clash between Virtus Bologna and Lietkabelis Lithuania.
