COB disintegrates during visit to court in Cantabria (75-69)

He PISTON could not stop the bleeding and conceded his fourth consecutive failure in the BREAD Gold. On the trail of solid Cantabria, Ourenses competed well, but again they met their ghosts. They did not withstand the decisive move of the home team and failed again in the attack: 75-69.

The Ourense quintet came out focused, with an intense defensive scenario, which held the difference until the middle of the fourth (10-8), although Félix Alonso’s players paid for their poor offensive production, with only three players scoring baskets. ten minutes: Peciukevicius (2), Manjgafic (2) and Kuath. Despite this, the score was 15-11 before the start of the second round.

In the next ten minutes, COB started to hit three-pointers that it had not hit before (4 out of 8), and young Josep Cera took control and gave the visitors a precise rhythm. The point guard led with 7 points in the set that reversed the result, followed by Stojan Gjuroski, who was again the way he was before the injury. That injection in attack complemented good work in defense and halted David Mangas’ team, who were not comfortable on the field and saw their rivals leave at half-time with a favorable 35-40.

After passing through the changing rooms, the game turned again. The visitors were no longer able to stop the opponent who dominated the jump and who used the inside with Harrar and Bulić. COB found it increasingly difficult to score and only Gjuroski or Pilepić acted as reliable options, in a scenario that reminded of the ineffectiveness of the first quarter. Despite this, the foreign team withstood that delicate moment and saw the last ten minutes with the score 53-52.

Pilepić took out his rifle and hit two triples, and Peciukevicius scored two more plus one. In any case, the return of the midfielder was a mirage against Cantabria, who were even more experienced in the fight and roamed freely in the paint. In the end, the referees kicked the Ourense team out of the game, which was weaker and had no alternative in attack.

Less than three minutes to the end, another three-pointer by Pilepić to tie the game at 69-66, but Dago Peña made two free throws at 1.25 and increased the deficit to 73-66. Those from Torrelavega were not letting their wallets be stolen anymore and the Pazo team will have to consider returning home to face Gonzalo García de Vitoria’s Melilla.

KANTABRIA (75): Sans (8), Sanz (11), Peña (5), Harrar (24), Bulić (15) — starting five —, Cabral (4), Palazuelos (3) and García (5).

COB (69): Peciukevicius (10), Pilepic (14), Zamora (5), Manjgafic (4), Kuath (2) —starting five—, Urtasun (0), Cera (7), Gjuroski (13), Nogués (3), Ventura (2), Aboubacar (9).

PARTS PER ROOM: 11-15, 20-29, 12-18 and 22-17.

THE JUDGES: Rial Barreiro, Garvin Domingo and Acevedo Perera.

INCIDENTS: Vicente Trueba Sports Center (Torrelavega). Good atmosphere in the morning at the Cantabrian court, for a match that corresponds to the 22nd day of the LEB Golden Basketball League.