AS Douanes thanks to Mike Fofana’s basket at the buzzer snatched victory this Thursday against Rivers Hoopers. She inflicted the first defeat on the Nigerian team.
The Gabelous believed in victory until the last second. Despite a hotly contested refereeing at the end of the match, the Gabelous held on to win a decisive match for the rest of the competition.
We had to wait 2 minutes of play to see AS Douanes’ first basket. Adama Diakhite corrected his shot to launch AS Douanes (2-1). The Gabelous will be in the heat of the action after 5 minutes with a (5-0) with the duo Boissy and Harouna in their works which set the record straight. Akec’s winning shot forces the Nigerian bench to take time out (10-3). AS Douanes managed to defend well during the following minutes but the address was not there. Akec and Diakhite will finally succeed in their baskets at the end of the quarter. AS Douanes leads (14-5). Muzzled since the start of the game, Will Perry regains control and scores 8 points. With Olisemeka, they managed to reduce the gap after 5 minutes played 20 -23. However, the Gabelous will keep the same intensity and aggressiveness in the match. At the break, AS Douanes still leads (26-33).
When we return from the locker room, AS Douanes will be unrecognizable. The lack of skill will further penalize them in this quarter where they only manage 7 points. Two minutes from the end, Rivers equalizes and leads in front (37-36). At the last second Jean Boissy reduced the gap (40-41). It’s mano-mano for the last round. The two teams will not let go of each other. 4 minutes from the end, AS Douanes is still close behind Rivers Hoopers (48-47). A winning shot from Abdoulaye Harouna will put her in front (50-48). Galvanized by the public, AS Douanes continued (52-48) less than 2 minutes from the end.
These little minutes will last an eternity for the supporters who came in droves. Rivers Hoopers will rely on the experience and skill of Will Perry to gain points. Catastrophic money-time management for both teams while there is a total misunderstanding of the refereeing decisions. AS Douanes suffered two technical fouls at the end of the match. However, Mike Fofana did not give up to score the last basket of the game (56-54) as he returned to the floor 4 seconds from the end.
There are still two days left to play in this Sahara conference. The race for qualification is completely relaunched with the victory of Monastir and the defeat of Rivers Hoopers. AS Douanes can dare to face Kigali. Nothing is finally lost for the Gabelous with two victories and two defeats.
🏀🇳🇬🇸🇳 Rivers Hoppers 54-56 Customs Aces (completed)
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2024-05-09 21:26:00
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