Tortona (Gulliver Tortona – Basketball Gallarate 81-102) –Gulliver Derthona’s new year begins with a defeat and, without Di Meo, Bellinaso, Coulibaly and Bottelli, they lose within the friendly walls of Pala Camagna to BBG Gallarate with a score of 81-102. The match immediately gets uphill for the Bianconeri, forced to chase a solid and concrete Gallarate for the entire forty minutes. Despite numerous absences, Gulliver Derthona tries to stay in the game by showing character and intensity, putting pressure on the guests and trying to take advantage of their every mistake. The Lombards, however, driven by the high percentages from beyond the arc, gradually managed to widen the gap, closing the first half ahead 48-62. Upon returning from the locker rooms, coach Talpo’s team attempted to change the inertia of the match, but Gallarate continued to grind out points, reaching its maximum lead of 57-80 two minutes from the end of the third quarter and directing the match. In the final period Gulliver Derthona manages to win the partial, but without being able to reopen the match, which ends with the final 81-102 in favor of the guests. The next match in the Interregional Serie B is scheduled for Sunday 11 January at 6.00 pm, away to Gazzada, for the last day of the first round.
Gulliver Tortona – Basketball Gallarate
Partial: (19-29, 29-33, 15-23, 18-17)
Derthona: Fogliato 14 (6/8 from two), Bottelli ne, Bresciani 20 (6/8 from the field, 7 reb), Borasi, Chikal 4, Obakhavbaye 6, Pisati 1, Solazzi 4, Josovic 32 (13/15 from free throws, 9 reb), Taverna. All. Talpo Ass. Fanaletti, Lombardi
Gallarate: Beretta 2, Meier ne, Veronesi 2, Macchi, Clerici 14, Albique 5, Chinellato 21, Ciccarelli 24, Romanò 9, Lunardi 2, Lynch-Daniels 23. All. Allegretti
