The Purple Basketball he faced the Virtue Kleb Ragusa playing an excellent match with a perfect third quarter. Ragusa mentions a comeback, which is not lethal. At the end of the match a triple of the Sicilians keep the spectators of PalaCalafiore in suspense, the neroarancio respond well managing the last minutes of the game in the best possible way and winning two important points that keep the team of Reggio Calabria.
FIRST FOURTH
The first two points are from Rotondo. Picarelli brings his i to +4. During the course he places the triple of -1 for the Viola basketball. Fall earns the bezel, transforms one of the two free available. Gaetano stops an imperious action of the Sicilians. The same neroarancio player is fouled, he puts one of the two free throws available. Picarelli brings him to 5 to 6. Fall from the line draws, Rotondo for 6 to 8, Duranti responds for the new draw at 5:38 from the end of the first portion of the game. Da Campo converts two free. Fall in suspension for 10 to 10. Picarelli’s triple, replies Gaetano. Still Picarelli in penetration, Gaetano crushes to the basket, score 14 to 15. Round on the hook for Ragusa’s +3. Picarelli for +5. Balic in penetration for the -3 of the Viola basketball. Kekovic’s attempt to hook fails, he goes to the second with the score of 16 a 19 for the guests.
SECOND FOURTH
Balic finds the space for the shot and scores. Gaetano from below for Viola overtaking. Kekovic takes advantage of the scoreboard and brings the neroarancio to +3. Round in desk pad for the Sicilians. Several mistakes by both teams, the match gets nervous. Fall in suspension for 24 to 21. Picarelli scores and suffers a foul, makes the free throw. Shooting errors of the two teams resume. Duranti for the +2 of the Purple Basketball. Salafia answers Ingrosso, Ianelli and Ingrosso again. The same player misses both throws after being fouled. From Campo he places the triple of -1. Canzonieri for overtaking neroarancio, the score 31 to 33. Time Out by coach Bolignano. Wrong shot by Balic, coach Bocchino calls Time Out. Last shot attempt for the Viola basketball, we go to the long interval with unchanged score, 31 a 33.
THIRD FOURTH
A mistake for the team, the match restarts. Gaetano with dexterity for the equalizer, 33 to 33. Rotondo leads him forward. Ingrosso places the triple of +1 neroorancio. Balic in penetration for +3. Da Campo scores from three for the new tie, 38 to 38. Picarelli brings forward his. Fall of arrogance brings the score back to 40 to 40, also makes the extra, Ianelli replies, then Gaetano, subsequently Picarelli, Ingrosso replies, the match is on fire. Gaetano from below converts the 47 to 44. Duranti achieves the +6 from long distance. From Campo da sotto for 50 to 46. Fall scores and earns the line by transforming the available shot. Barrile is perfect for the +9 shot by the hosts. Gaetano suspended for 57 to 46. Balic earns the line, transforms both free throws. Fall primed by Duranti for the 61 a 46 and with this score you go to the last quarter.
LAST QUARTER
Ogochukwu, just entered, from three. Chessari from the line converts both free throws for the Sicilian -10. Ragusa’s technical foul leads Balic to a free throw which transforms. Kekovic from three for the +14 neroarancio, Chessari replies from long distance. Ingrosso penetrates for 67 to 54. A mistake for the team. Gaetano from below after Kekovic’s mistake. In suspension Chessari.
Final phases and match analysis
Picarelli reopens the game from three, Rotondo is fouled, realizes both free throws from the line, 69 to 61 the score. Da Campo is not wrong. Unsportsmanlike to Purple Basketball. Picarelli misses both free throws. Picarelli reopens the games bringing the score to 69 to 66. Balic on unsportsmanlike in Ragusa scores +4, Fall’s airball. Gaetano suffers a foul, transforms one of the two free available. Chessari from the bezel turns one free out of two available. Balic in step back for the 73 to 67 neroarancio less than a minute from the end. Ragusa’s three-man attempt fails, Gaetano suffers a foul, transforms both free throws. From Campo transforms a triple, but nothing to do for the Sicilians, the Viola Basketball is imposed on PalaCalafiore with the final result of 75 a 70.
The match report
Pall. Viola Reggio Calabria – Virtus Kleb Ragusa 75-70 (16-19, 15-14, 30-13, 14-24)
Pall. Viola Reggio Calabria: Franco Gaetano 20 (8/9, 0/0), Yande Fall 14 (5/13, 0/0), Amar Balic 12 (4/9, 0/6), Federico Ingrosso 12 (3/9 , 2/6), Bruno giuseppe Duranti 10 (2/2, 2/5), Lazar Kekovic 5 (1/1, 1/5), Fortunato Barrile 2 (1/2, 0/0), Alberto Besozzi 0 ( 0/0, 0/0), Vittorio Lazzari 0 (0/0, 0/0), Samuele andrea Valente 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 12/18 – Rebounds: 44 9 + 35 (Franco Gaetano 15) – Assist: 20 (Amar Balic 9)
Virtus Kleb Ragusa: Andrea Picarelli 24 (7/9, 3/7), Mattia Da campo 14 (3/6, 2/5), Paolo Rotondo 12 (5/14, 0/3), Roberto Chessari 8 (1 / 3, 1/4), Giovanni Ianelli 4 (2/8, 0/3), Giorgio Canzonieri 3 (0/3, 1/3), Simon Ugochukwu andrew 3 (0/0, 1/1), Lucio Salafia 2 (1/1, 0/0), Fabio Stefanini 0 (0/3, 0/4), Tommaso Incremona 0 (0/0, 0/0), Vincenzo Festinese 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 8/11 – Rebounds: 43 15 + 28 (Paolo Rotondo 11) – Assist: 10 (Paolo Rotondo, Roberto Chessari 3)
