PALERMO – TeamWork Panormus hits the third victory of the season, second within the friendly walls, beating Acireale 102-80 on the fifth day of the Serie C Silver championship. Balanced match in the first half, which saw the Palermitans build up that gap which was later decisive (25-10) in the third set. Excellent shooting performance for coach Pippo Rosciglione’s red and whites (51% from the field), with a 21-point Flavio Paternò on the scoresheet.
The guests got off to a better start with the quick transition and the placings by Puglisi, Twenty-five and a triple by Indriksons for the 2-12 run after 4′ in favor of coach Gumina’s grenade. The reaction Panormus, still with Giulio Paternò on the scoresheet but unavailable due to injury, bears the signature of Drigo who finds space in penetration and heavy shooting. Then the triples by Flavio Paternò and Audino arrive in the series to close the first set on 25-20 for the hosts of PalaMangano.
In the second quarter the music doesn’t change: Tagliareni plays six in a row, with Flavio Paternò very inspired from beyond the arc. Acireale tries to fend off the wave, relying on Panebianco’s scoring vein (top scorer with 7 triples and 25 points on the scoresheet). In the middle there was also an interruption due to a drop in electricity due to bad weather, with the two teams resting at 50-42.
The match definitively takes the direction of TeamWork in the third set: Acireale scores only two points in seven minutes, while Panormus flies away with the usual Tagliareni and Drigo, Vitale and the contribution of Fichera from the bench. Acireale manages to straighten things out only at the end of the quarter, now finding himself 23 points down in the 30th minute (75-52).
Final game dedicated to the young players of the red and white Academy, with the points of Castiglia, the positive entrances of Saitta and Russello, and the debut with a basket of Mezzatesta. Acireale with the three final triples of an impressive Panebianco fixes the gap, certifying it on the 102-80 of the siren.
THE TABLE
PANORMUS TEAMWORK – ACIREALE BASKETBALL 102-80
Partials: 25-20, 50-42, 75-52, 102-80
Panormus: Saitta, Vitale 4, Audino 18, G. Paternò ne, Bruno 12, F. Paternò 21, Drigo 19, Mezzatesta 2, Castiglia 7, Russello, Fichera 4, Tagliareni 13. All. Rosciglione
Acireale: Indriksons 22, Miculis 9, Di Benedetto, Panebianco 25, Puglisi 7, L. Venticinque 2, Valle, Aiello 5, A. Venticinque 10, Vadalà. All. Gumina
Referees: Sara Sciliberto and Giuseppe Ferrara from Messina
