Celta beat their direct rival in a great second act

He Celtic honored the football team’s centenary with a spectacular second-half comeback, with partial 16-0 in the third quarter, which with the stroke of a pen erased ten points of rent that the team had youtha direct rival in finding the best location for the playoffs and who also left the Basque average Cheers.

Gala Mestres created chaos in the first half. The Joventut player determined the rhythm of the match all the time and gave a recital, both scoring and playing. Under his baton, the Badalonians ended the first quarter with three points (13-16), and raised expectations in the second, when they took ten points (17-27) for the first time, which forced Cristina Cantero to stop the game. Marina Gee’s three-pointer and Cliney’s two points clarified the picture a bit, but a late three-pointer reflected -9 at the break: 26-35.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the negative difference returned to 10 points, but La Pena’s free kick was the turning point as the Vigos tightened their defense and began to string together offensive successes that they lacked in the first quarter. Cliney scored five straight points, Musa assisted inside. Gea encouraged herself with an outside shot and suddenly the set increased to 16-0, making the score 42-26. Joventut responded with a three-pointer and left the last quarter open: 50-44 for the home team.

But the light blue offense (in anniversary black and gold yesterday) had no comeback and in the final quarter, the only difference they made was to increase to a final 14 point margin which also gives the Vigos their special average.

The 18th win of the season puts Canter’s team in fourth place with five days left in the regular season. With the ticket to the play off secured, the current task is to secure the return match of the previous match in Navija.

CELTIC: Sila (5), Anne Senosiain (5), Musa (14), Marina Gea (12), Cliney (17); Regina Aguilar, Alejandra Sanchez (6), Selimović and Sara Vidal.

YOUTH: Davydova (11), Toussaint (3), Aviñoa (4), Parzenska, Gala Mestres (20); Piera (5), Roig (5), Teixidó, Pacheco and Johnson (2).

GUESS BY QUARTER: 13-16, 13-19, 24-9, 19-9

THE JUDGES: Presserguer and Álvarez-Ossorio. Eliminated the local Senoisiain with five personals.

INCIDENTS: Match on day 26 of the Women’s Basketball Challenge League.