RTV Basel loses when second in the table in Zurich
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An evening to forget: The RTV has no chance in Winterthur
On Sunday evening, RTV traveled to Winterthur for the league game against the runners-up. The favorite prevailed at 19:25 and Basel had to go home empty-handed.
With less than four minutes into the first half, head coach Ike Cotrina called a time-out. The RTV trainer doesn’t like what’s happening at the beginning of the game between RTV Basel and Pfadi Winterthur. In the third minute, with the score at 0:1 from Basel’s point of view, the Winterthur hosts prevented a counterattack after losing the ball by RTV backcourt player Jorge Paban Lopez.
Eight seconds later and after another ball loss, this time by top scorer Alexander Donation, Pathi scored another goal. So after three minutes it is already 3-0 for the second in the table from Zurich. Coach Corina says after the game:
“In the beginning, the players weren’t focused. They made a lot of mistakes and didn’t follow the game plan. With the time-out, I wanted to wake up and motivate my players.”
The time-out has no effect. The home team defends well and leaves no room for the Basel team on the offensive. The Baslers are also challenged defensively to defend the hosts’ quick counterattacks again and again. As at the beginning of the game, however, it still doesn’t work very well. In the 14th minute, RTV is 4:10 behind.
As the game progresses, it doesn’t get any better for the RTV. Because he pushed the opponent from behind, the Cuban backcourt player Jorge Paban Lopez saw the red card in the 14th minute. With the second top scorer missing, the RTV is less dangerous up front. Basel are often forced to shoot from a long distance. However, these throws are always quickly blocked by the defensive wall, allowing the hosts to increase their lead with quick counterattacks. The first half ends with 17:6 for the hosts. After 30 minutes of play, the RTV has a shooting rate of 26 percent.
Even after the change of sides, little changes in the game. Although Basel reduce the hosts’ lead to 17:10 after five minutes, they cannot keep up for long. So the RTV has to admit defeat at 19:25.
The next opportunity for Basel to score comes next Saturday when they play Kadetten Schaffhausen at home. But against the league leaders it will probably not be easier.
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Scout Winterthur – RTV Basel 25:19 (17:6)
AXA Arena in Winterthur. – 523 spectators. – Referee Häner/Maurer.
RTV Basel: Willimann; Berger (3), Brandt, Cagalj (4), Stamenov (2), Voskamp, Mauron (2), Esono Mangue (1), Donation (6), Paban Lopez (1), Krause.