Bye bye COB vs. Lleida (56-82)

The priority goal was secured and, although Felix Alonso wanted a team that competes until the last moment, the track was long for Ourense basketball club and also its outcome in front Lleidawho walked in Paz: 56-82.

An insignificant match became a test for the visitors, who will play for passage. Despite the initial balance, Vučević and González opened the first deficit 8-13. In any case, an answer arrived from COB, via Pilepic, Manjgafico or Del Águila. The defenses were soft, and the rotations did not improve them either, so the quarter ended with a score of 20-22.

Outsider Urtasun scored to open the second act, with Peciukevicius replying to level the scores, but the Catalans continued to dominate. Williams carried her best moments, but Faye defended the lead. The minutes before the break were still indigestible to the viewer. Only Manjgafić was reliable in the home attack, and the electronic team opened the break with 37-44.

The third episode closed the match. Two outside shots by Vučević and Baković led to 40-50. Inaccuracies were repeated, and Lleida’s advantage only grew. The people from Ourense gave in to despair from their bench, and the 5-12 series clarified all doubts. An unbiased host, he was only able to offer a picture of a party, not an official match, so looking at the email and seeing that there was still a whole room left seemed more like a punishment than an opportunity.

The last meal was a mere formality and left much to be desired. Even Manjgafić disappeared, and the cobista five did not give more of themselves, as evidenced by the score 49-75 four minutes before the end. The top scorer was the last to hit the target from outside, but those minutes remained. It’s time to think about the future and learn from days like the last. Although the Ourense basketball club has had many faces in this atypical campaign, with a change in the board of directors and on the bench, consistency will allow for better planning, as long as the recent mistakes that could be very expensive are not repeated.

COB (56): Cera (5), Urtasun (5), Pelepic (3) Manjgafic (19), Kuath (6) —starting quintet— Peciukevicius (4), Ventura (1), Del Águila (5), Nogués ( 3) and Williams (5).

LLEIDA (82): Villar (3), González (13), Brito (10), Vucevic (13), Baković (3) —starting five— Faye (8), Cuellar (2), Marcos (8), López ( 13), Urtasún (9).

PARTIAL BY SUBJECTS: 20-22, 17-22, 7-19 and 12-19.

THE JUDGES: Morales Ruiz, Esteve Malmierca, Areste Giralt.

INCIDENTS: Paco Paco Peace. The last day of the regular phase of the LEB Oro League Good atmosphere on the field in Ourense. La Peña Os Beretas presented its annual award to José Nogués, captain of the cobista.