In a vibrant and colorful day, this Friday began the definition of the national competition for the male U15 category. The four who are still in the race met. The semis, this Saturday.
Unbeatable day that was lived this Friday at the facilities of Obras Sanitarias for the first day of action in the U15 Men’s Formative Federal League. Four vibrant games were played, with a beautiful setting to accompany the boys and a lot of emotion on the field of play. Defenders of Belgrano from Villa Ramallo, Olimpo from Bahía Blanca, Sportivo Bolívar from Villa Carlos Paz and Unión Central from Villa María won their duels and got into the semifinals this Saturday, which will start at 3:00 p.m. There will be a live stream.
The day was opened by the duel between Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo against one of the undefeated, Centro Español Plottier. The victory was for the Buenos Aires by 84-68, with Martino Sica and Martín Torriani combining for 46 points and 22 rebounds. Defensores de Belgrano took command at the start with an 18-14 run, but, taking advantage of the mandatory rotation, the Neuquén cast scored a brutal 21-7 in the second to go into halftime with a 35-25 lead. However, the second half was all for the winner. With an offensive gale, they dominated the third quarter by 33-17 and went ahead to finish it off in the last quarter.
In the second turn, a great match was experienced that needed additional time to define its winner. Olimpo de Bahía Blanca beat Unión Progresista de Villa Ángela 81-78 with a great team effort that included five players scoring in double digits. The colossal task of Mateo Di Toto, author of 39 points with seven rebounds, did not reach the Chaco cast. After a better start from the rival, Olimpo took the lead midway through the second quarter and even scored a maximum of eight. But the losses and the missed free throws, typical of his age, did not allow him to finish the game and caused the cast from Chaco to discount until overtime was forced. There, the Bahienses quickly returned to command and kept a vibrant game.
In the third turn, Bolívar de Villa Carlos Paz and Regatas Corrientes staged another great match. The victory went to the Cordoba 65-60 with Facundo Gausrab and Juan Negro combining for 30 points. In Regattas they did not reach the 26 units of Maximiliano Famoso. After a great start, which included a 23-7 run in the opening quarter, Bolívar went to the locker room with a 45-23 lead and seemed to dominate the game, but the cast from Corrientes reacted in the third quarter, and with a 20-7 streak, cut to single digits to add suspense and drama heading into the final quarter. There Bolívar withstood the gale and without losing the leadership at any time, he kept the victory.
The day closed with the only undefeated duel of the day. In the last match of the quarterfinals, two candidates faced each other: Quilmes de Mar del Plata vs. Unión Central de Villa María. The victory was for the cast from Cordoba by 65-56. Ivan Prato and Mateo De Miguel combined for 27 points and 23 rebounds in the winner, while Matiás Dominé added 18 points for Quilmes. Although the team from Mar del Plata made a comeback in the last quarter that allowed them to approach single digits, Unión Central dominated the game throughout its development. With partials of 25-12 and 11-9, he left at halftime ahead by 15, widened the gap in the third quarter and even got 24 at the beginning of the final chapter. With intensity and pride, Quilmes scored a 23-8 run in the last one that allowed him to discount and get closer, but it was not enough.
The Super 8 will continue this Saturday in Obras with two exciting duels that will define the finalists of the contest, they will be two crosses between Cordoba vs. Buenos Aires. From 3:00 p.m. Bolívar from Villa Carlos Paz will face Olimpo from Bahía Blanca and at 5:00 p.m. Unión Central from Villa María will do the same against Defensores de Belgrano from Villa Ramallo. The winners will access the final on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. All the games can be seen live and for free through BasketballPass, while the statistics are available on the CAB App for mobile devices.
