It was the most anticipated game in Majorcan basketball in a long time. The new Palma derby, because it is the second duel after the first round and after the arrival to the LEB Plata of Palmer from Llucmajor, a derby that could be decisive on the negative level for Palmer and that brought together more than 3,000 people at the Palau de Son Moix.
Fibwi is playing for the playoff and Palmer for relegation to EBA. Palmer took it, returning the coin to Fibwi’s victory in the first round, 72-87. It had been a long time since there had been that expectation for a basketball game in the sports center, even longer than the first round game in which there were still not so many things at stake.
If in the first round Fibwi Palma won with a great comeback in the last quarter after Palmer had been winning for a good part of the match, on this occasion Palmer began to lose balance in the third quarter after a very close first half. On this occasion, both teams were more involved from the beginning and Palmer calmed their nerves and got the best out of the players on their squad, especially the two inside players, Mendiola and Urbutis, to win a match that made them depend on themselves to win. avoid direct relegation and go to Play out.
Despite Fibwi Palma’s better start in the first quarter, with an inspired MIlan Suscavcevic, Palmer held on to the game with a successful Joan Feliu in attack and defensively suffocating the rival point guard. However, the battle began to be tilted under the board by Palmer with his interiors Mendiola and Urbutis, who ended up winning the game against a solitary Sucavcevic, whose minutes of rest went to a tender Balfourier despite his great height, or even a small quintet proposed by Ricardo Úriz.
Palmer dominated the rebound with 39 catches to Fibwi’s 28. Not content with that dominance under the board, Palmer’s ceiling, Sergio Mendiola, was also inspired inside and out, with two triples in three attempts that were bombs in Fibwi’s spirit. Mendiola finished with 20 points to Urbutis’ 19.
The duel had its controversy due to an unsportsmanlike foul called by Fibwi from Feliu, in which the referee called a foul and about which coach Raúl Machado said that “it was in front of me and he hit the ball.” Fibwi technician Ricardo Úriz claimed it, but made it clear that “it has not been decisive either.”
The sentence for the duel was a foul on Urbutis and a double technique on Suscavcevic, whom Úriz had to hold down and send to the locker room after losing his nerve, which meant some free throws by Urbutis were already decisive for Palmer to win. Now Machado’s men depend on themselves for permanence. He plays against two direct rivals such as Hospitalet and Alginet. With Raúl Machado he has two victories and one defeat and it is clear that the departure of Sergio Jiménez and appointment of Machado were very late. It is also clear that playing like yesterday neither Fibwi nor Palmer would be as they are. Fibwi is playing in the playoff, right now it is ninth but tied on 10 wins with Mataró and Santfeliuenc.
The one who needed it most won the derby after a very close duel and without any concessions to his rival. The match was preceded by tension between directors due to the poster war, originated in the first round by Palmer and returned by Fibwi this week, neither of the two teams put the name of the other team’s sponsor on the poster.
The atmosphere of the big events was noticeable in the Palau de Son Moix, with more than 3,000 people in the stands, the majority from Fibwi Palma that acted as a venue but also with strong support for the new Palmer project that was being played as mentioned above. permanence in LEB Plata and therefore had maximum pressure.
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2024-03-25 08:52:08
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