Entertaining semifinal matches were held at the Colegio del Verbo Divino Gymnasium.
Divine Word 45-42 Saint Ignatius Alonso Ovalle
after a first quarter where even was the rulethe ‘rabbits’ only managed a margin of six points to go to rest by 23 to 18.
From then on, the second half was all for the locals, who they turned to the basket and tried shots from all possible sectors to keep the third set with a distance of three (33-30), but the Ignatians did not want to leave empty-handed, and managed to close the gap.
But, as the electronic neared the end, the Ignatians took two points up, which were quickly trimmed by Verbo Divino, staying with the victory by 45 to 42, sentencing his passage to the final.
The coach of the ‘rabbits’ Mauricio Morales He pointed out that “I am happy for the achievement, we worked hard for this (…) there is a lot of nerve because of how old they are and because of the instance they are playing (…) just enjoy the game and although we play the finals to win them, I ask you to enjoy it”.
Lincoln (Huechuraba) 30-44 La Girouette
In an exciting game where both teams did not give each other a break or margin for anythingLincoln maintained a narrow advantage in much of the first half, but the Frenchmen managed to overcome the commitment in a section, leaving with a score of 17-23 after the first two quarters, in favor of the blues.
With a more technical third quarter, La Girouette went on offensive tasks and it worked for him. It was +9 of Lincoln in the fourth leg of the game and they felt it, with an offensive vocation that had volume but little concreteness, the eagles couldn’t make up ground and despite cutting the distance somewhat, it became impossible, closing the figure in a wide 44-30.
Diego Cáceres, DT of La Girouette, pointed out to Deportivo Escolar Soprole that: “it was a super difficult game, we managed to get ahead playing as a team, despite the fact that our rival has unbalanced playerswe kept up our intensity and we pushed it forward.”
