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Diego Epifanio’s men achieve a historic milestone for Galician basketball after winning in Melilla
11 May 2024. Updated at 12:09 a.m.
Leyma Básquet Coruña is a new ACB League team. Diego Epifanio’s men have beaten Melilla 74-80 and are promoted in category. Before the match ended they were already in the Endesa League after Lleida’s victory against Menorca.
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74-80
¡FINAAAAL I DON’T MISS!
Leyma is from ACB. Those from Epi win 74-80 in Melilla and are promoted to the Endesa league
74-78
Cut out Melilla
Score both free throws
72-78
One minute until the game ends
The six-point advantage continues for Leyma
72-78
Aris doesn’t miss free throws
More six for Leyma on the scoreboard. Less than two minutes left
72-76
Diagne does not convert free throws
Diagne does not convert both free throws
72-76
Win four Leyma
With two minutes left, Leyma Básquet Coruña is an ACB team and wins by 4 on the Melilla court
LEYMAA IS FROM ACB!!!
Despite not finishing the game, Leyma Básquet Coruña makes history and is an ACB team, after Lleida’s 105-70 victory against Menorca.
68-68
Draw Aleix Font
Leyma ties from the free kick
68-66
Melilla ahead
He made both free throws. Time out on the track
66-64
Melilla technique
Barrueta converts the free kick
66-63
Triple by Aleix Font
Leyma is up to three with five minutes left
66-60
Canasta de Buljan
The local pivot does not convert the additional free throw
64-60
Burjanadze misses a free kick
Burjanadze does not score both from the free kick
Lleida wins by more than 30 points. Leyma would be ACB, whatever he does
64-59
Unsportsmanlike of Leyma
Melilla converts free kicks. Ball for the locals. Seven minutes left in the game
62-59
Melilla Basket
Convert Van Dyke Basket
60-59
Álex Hernández’s tray
Easy basket by the captain of Leyma
60-57
Melilla Basket
Van Dyke Easy Tray
58-57
The last quarter begins
58-57
End of the third quarter
Despite the defeat, Leyma would be an ACB team since Lleida wins by 30 points with seven minutes left
58-57
Diagne misses a free kick
Leyma’s pivot is erratic from the free kick.
55-56
Leyma Basket
Diagne does not convert the free kick from the foul
55-54
Douvier basket
Melilla takes the lead again
53-54
Jakovics converts free throws
The guard does not forgive from the free throw line.
53-52
Leyma responds
Basket of two by Aleix Font
53-50
Melilla Triple
Triple from Marjanovic’s corner
50-50
Empath Jakovic
The Leyma player scores both free throws
50-48
Triple de Varence
Another triple from the corner of the North American
47-48
Melilla does not fail from the free kick
45-48
Aris does not miss the free kick
The Leyma point guard converts both free throws
45-46
Another triple from Barrueta
Leyma is ahead again.
45-43
Canasta de Buljan
The local center asked for the additional foul but the referee did not grant it
43-43
Responde Barrueta
Leyma answers with another triple to tie the game
43-40
Another triple from Melilla
Melilla takes the lead
40-40
Empata Melilla
Triple by Arcos to tie the game. Timeout requested by Epi
37-40
Melilla Triple
The local team closes the gap
34-40
Leyma responds
Score two for the orange team
34-38
Melilla Triple
First basket of the second half through a triple by Varence
31-38
The third quarter begins
31-38
Rest of results
Results at half-time:
– Lleida 50-34 Minorca
– Alicante 42-40 San Pablo
With these results, Leyma would be on the ACB team
31-38
Break of the match
Despite a bad second quarter, Leyma leaves with a seven-point lead at halftime
31-38
Triple de Barrueta
It makes the difference of seven points for Leyma
31-35
Jakovics Basket
Good play by the Leyma player to score the basket. Timeout called on the court. A little more than a minute until the break
31-33
Melilla Antideportiva
Barrueta scores the unsportsmanlike free throws. Ball for Leyma
31-31
Melilla Triple
Varence triple to tie the score
28-31
McDonell does not miss from the free kick
McDonell makes both free throws for Leyma.
28-29
Huskic Basket
Orange basket after several offensive rebounds
28-27
Suffers from Leyma attack
The A Coruña team has only two points in six minutes of the second quarter
28-27
Melilla ahead
Van Dyke triple to put the Melilla team ahead. Epifanio timeout. 12-2 partial in the second quarter
25-27
Bows Basket
Melilla is placed two points away
23-27
Varence Basket
He won against Leyma’s great defense
21-27
Basket by Aleix Font
Break the scoring drought for the orange team
21-25
Leyma’s lack of clarity
Leyma still did not score in the second quarter. 5-0 partial
21-25
Triple de Varence
Timeout called by Epi after Varence’s triple
18-25
Melilla Tray
Basket for the local team after losing Leyma
16-25
The second quarter begins
16-25
End of the first quarter
Burjanadze layup to end the first quarter
16-23
Brick Basket
He beat Diagne above
14-20
Melilla Basket
The local team closes the gap
12-20
Burjanadze scores two
Great basket by the Georgian that causes the local coach to time out
12-18
Diagne scores two
He beat the local defense under the hoop
12-16
Burjanadze scores a free kick
Only convert one of the two
12-15
Mulero tray
Basket by the local player to put the plus three on the scoreboard for the visitors
10-15
Diagne misses the free kick
Diagne does not convert the two free throws for Leyma
10-14
Barrueta de dos
The visiting forward scored a great layup for Leyma
10-12
Melilla Triple
Marjanovic scores the triple for the locals
7-12
Two plus one from Leyma
Aris converts the free kick after the foul committed on the orange team’s base
7-9
Mulero scores a layup
Mulero scores on the counterattack for Melilla
5-9
Marjanovic cuts back from the free kick
Marjanovic misses one of the two free throws for Melilla
4-9
Arcs shorten distances
Arcos scores one of the two free throws
3-9
Leyma Basket
Sign Leyma to take six points away from the scorer
3-7
Leyma triple
Good collective play that Galán culminates from the triple
3-4
Leyma ahead
Barrueta scored both free throws and puts Leyma ahead
3-2
Leyma Basket
Galán gets Leyma’s first two points
3-0
Melilla Triple
First basket for the locals thanks to a triple
0-0
Starts the match
The ball is already in play. First possession for Leyma, who fails on the first play.
21:02
It’s a little late
The game has not yet started while in other pavilions the ball has already been put into play. There are problems with the digital record.
20:55
Five minutes until it starts
Everything is prepared, ready for the start of a duel between Melilla and Leyma that will be decisive. The players receive the latest instructions and are already on the Javier Imbroda pitch
20:45
Everyone plays at the same time
All the matches of the last day of the LEB Oro are played at 9 p.m. with special attention to the San Pablo and Lleida match
20:38
Excitement to achieve the goal
Alejandro Galán speaks before the match against Melilla: “No one likes to lose, they are professionals and will try to do a good job.”
20:25
Where to watch the game
The match is at 9 p.m. and is broadcast on TVG 2 and LaLiga+
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Three options for Leyma
To achieve promotion to the ACB League, Leyma has three options: win in Melilla, the defeat of San Pablo or the victory of Lleida
Previa
A historic day dawns for Leyma
The ACB has been waiting for Leyma since the beginning of the season. The highest category of Spanish basketball has been patient with the team from A Coruña, while others such as San Pablo and Estudiantes occupied first place. But the ACB knew that the moment would come, that there was a mutual feeling. And that Leyma would be a leader in his own right. And that moment occurred on February 18, after the victory against Betis (92-78), on matchday 21. A real crush. Or a bullet, from the point of view of the pursuers of the orange trail.
None of the official candidates to be the best team in the second division could catch up with the sensational team of the championship, which was breaking record after record (consecutive victories, points scored…), with a happy, offensive, and that he overwhelmed his rivals in just a quarter.
And at this meeting point, the league wanted the direct promotion to be settled as far from home as possible. As if to ward off those girls who fly over A Coruña sport in these types of situations and who have been hanging around in Marineda’s popular imagination for a few weeks. The rise of Dépor Abanca was a pike against bad omens. Those from Leyma and those from Deportivo’s first men’s team remain to be certified.
The intensity with which the city is experiencing these moments has established other milestones in the history of Galician basketball, with an influx of public to the stands of the Riazor Sports Palace never seen before. Two full houses and several games with over three thousand spectators give added value to the path that Leyma led by Diego Epifanio has taken, the best example of a team that pulls from its parish and, with it, feeds back a feeling of ACB.
Precisely, Alejandro Galán emphasized this aspect in an interview with La Voz: «It’s being incredible. I had never experienced anything like this in my seasons. “That the fans are so on top of the team is something that we have to value.”
The bloc’s commitment is beyond any doubt, and it is in adversity when Leyma becomes strong. The last ones, in the form of injuries. On the one hand, Diagne’s ankle. On the other, Olle Lundqvist’s arm. The efforts of the sports rehabilitation team and the players themselves resulted in Diagne not missing the last match against Castelló and Lundqvist traveling to Melilla without being completely ruled out for the most important event of the year.
In reality, the most important game in the history of the club (and in Galician basketball), as Leyma coach Diego Epifanio recalled before leaving: «We have been playing the most important game in the history of the club for a long time: the Cup, against San Pablo, in Oviedo… and, now, again. The good thing is that we were preparing for it.
However, as the visible face of the orange team at this time, he asked for sanity: “It is very important to maintain our routine, control our emotions and not do stupid things before Melilla.” For a coach who has already seen this, balance is the key to success.
2024-05-10 21:45:00
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