The day 16 was considered almost as a transition in the high positions of the AB group of League EBA, with the four leading teams facing rivals from the lower middle zone. But finally, the surprise was not lacking at the weekend, with Betanzos ‘assailing’ the, until now, impregnable track of the Cultural Leonesa. The rest of the teams did not fail, and thus Chantada continues at the top alone, with Círculo Gijón now also alone, one victory away, and Marín hunting down the Leonese for third place, two wins behind the lead. Behind Óbila adds up and continues his streak, and continues to lurk to re-engage in the fight for the playoff, which is now a little closer, to two victories. In the middle zone, Obradoiro and Xiria consolidate their income over relegation after their victories, an area in which Betanzos takes a breath and breaks his losing streak to believe again and get slightly closer to salvation, remaining just one win behind Porriño and Bosco Salesianos.
But we start as always with the leader, a Ucoga Seguros CB Chantada that continues without wavering, and moved forward 61-73 your visit to Solgaleo Bosco Salesians. From the beginning it was the visitors who imposed their iron defense, thus gradually forging a solid difference in favor that they consolidated during three quarters. With Stefanuto as the main protagonist and Alberto Díaz at a good level, Chantada was leaving by twenty points, leaving the match almost sentenced with ten minutes to go. Only at that moment did Bosco manage to loosen up a bit and see the hoop more easily, but it was already too late, and that final stretch only served to make up the final result a bit, thanks to points from Varela or Isaac Vázquez, without Chantada seeing jeopardize a victory that they ended up taking.
Second, he stays alone Gijón Basketball Circlewhich expired 73-55 a PBB Godoy Maceira, delving into the bad moment of the Galicians, who increasingly see the relegation zone closer. From the beginning they took the lead, commanding Círculo Gijón, achieving a small margin that forced the visitors to trail behind, who every time they tried to cut back, found a solid response from their rival. The minutes passed and, far from narrowing, the distances grew little by little for the Asturians, with Vukcevic standing out from the rest of the players on the track, guiding his team to a relatively calm finish in which victory against them was never in danger. an impotent Porriño, who could do nothing to avoid falling into Asturian lands.
Thirdly, the Cultural and Sports Leonesa SADbut it does so after falling surprisingly 85-88 ante Santo Domingo Betanzos, the first team to ‘steal’ the victory from the Palacio de los Deportes in León, and thus take a breather, cutting their losing streak and approaching the places of salvation. The clash was going to start with ups and downs on the scoreboard, little by little Cultural getting ahead, supported by the points from Fede Copes to reach a slight advantage at halftime. During the third quarter, Miguel Domínguez added to the score, and the local income went to fifteen points with ten minutes to play, everything seemed on track for the Leonese triumph, even more so when Betanzos suffered the expulsion of his coach in this third quarter. partial. But Betanzos was going to take advantage of the fact that the local defense was not having its best day, and with Daniel Martín and Smoyer as the main architects, they began to close the gap. La Cultural saw how the rival ring was closing and Betanzos went on a roll, equalizing the score and managing to take the lead in the final stretch to confirm the surprise and take the unexpected but vital victory for their aspirations.
He manages to equalize for that third place Mundioma Marín Ence Peixegalegowhich passed with solvency 91-64 the visit of CB The Arrow, who could not opt for surprise to get closer to salvation. From the beginning the locals dominated, and after a first quarter with more goals scored by both teams, they adjusted their defense to limit their rival’s points and thus consolidate their income, which was always increasing, never giving the option of getting into the game. those of Arroyo de la Encomienda. Hogan, Van Wijk and Monaghan dominated and marked the differences, without La Flecha at any time being able to stop a Marín who clearly scored the victory.
In fifth position, after his eighth consecutive victory, he continues Inherit Ávila Authentic El Bulevarwho prolongs his great moment after beating 72-42 a Construcciones Riveira EDM A Estrada. The game started even, but the ‘collapse’ in the visitor’s attack during the second quarter, triggered the difference, putting things very uphill for the Galicians. With only 5 points in that set, and seeing twenty down at half-time, everything was going uphill for A Estrada, despite the good work of Fernando Bello, who was insufficient to opt for a comeback in the second half, since Óbila He was always solid, maintaining the difference and even increasing it with Froufe and Maggi as the main architects, in addition to the good defensive level, which served to close a victory with which to continue looking askance, waiting for the failures of the rivals.
Sixth, in a temperate zone, it is placed Ames workshopwho did not fail in his visit to the bottom Royal Group of Covadonga Cultureand took the win 85-97. It was a clash in which the attacks clearly prevailed over the defenses, and the Galicians moved better there, with more depth in their roster. Despite everything, the Covadonga Group put up a fight, taking the first advantages, entrusting themselves to the actions of Cuetos, Adeba and Pelayo García, but Obradoiro knew how to always hold close, until his time came before the break to turn the score around and leave already in advantage, consolidating it around the locker room with a great Bocca, well seconded by Taboada and Santiago Paz. The final stretch, served for the Asturians to cut the difference a bit, but with Obradoiro controlling well to avoid scares and that victory did not escape them.
We complete the summary of the day with the important triumph of Calvo Basket Shiriawhich was imposed 77-62 a Corinto Gijon Basket, thus equaling the Asturians in the standings, with both teams located in the middle zone with a balanced balance of wins and losses. Despite the final result, Gijón started well, taking the first advantages against a Xiria somewhat stuck in attack. But the Galician reaction was to come in the second set, in which the tables turned radically, finding the way to the rival ring, and passing the bump to the visitors, who conceded a painful set and went to rest with more than ten distance points. They again sought to level things after the intermission, relying on Sergio Martínez and Miguel González, but Xiria held on well, and with Pau Isern as the protagonist for another day, they were going to conclude in the final stretch, consolidating their gap to tie up the victory.
Great match to assault an impregnable field and believe again
The last weeks were being difficult for Betanzos, with some painful defeats and salvation that was beginning to move away. The Galicians were in full swing and faced the visit to León to face an undefeated Cultural at home. Complicated scenario that was also added to being 15 points down with ten minutes left in the game. But that’s where Betanzos grew, and they finally managed the comeback and victory, in which Daniel Martin He had a stellar role, since his 28 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 stolen ball, 1 block and 1 foul received, allowed him to reach a total of 30 valuationwhich also make him the MVP of the day in the group, a double recognition in a great day for the Galicians.
maximum rating
30 credits
Daniel Martín (Betanzos)
25 credits
Fernando Revilla (Lion Cultural)
23 credits
Daniel Fernandez Stefanuto (Chantada)
top scorers
28 points
Daniel Martín (Betanzos)
24 points
Federico Copes (Xiria)
22 points
John Bocca (Workman)
Daniel Fernandez Stefanuto (Chantada)
top rebounders
14 rebounds
Fernando Revilla (Lion Cultural)
Joseph Smoyer (Betanzos)
11 rebounds
Milo Vukcevic (Circle Gijón)
Alejo Maggi (Óbila)
maximum attendees
8 assists
Daniel Martín (Betanzos)
6 assists
Federico Copes (Cultural Leonesa)
Carlos Noguerol (Chantada)
double-double
Joseph Smoyer (Betanzos) – 16pt, 14rb
Fernando Revilla (Lions Cultural) – 13pt, 14rb
Pau Isern (Xiria) – 19pt, 10rb
Milo Vukcevic (Circle Gijón) – 19pt, 11rb
Alejo Maggi (Obila) – 12pt, 11rb
