GDESSA Benfica Cup Portugal Basketball
GAME SUMMARY
It was reshido, demanded a fight and was uncertain until the final seconds. In the dispute for the Portuguese Cup, a Benfica women’s basketball team the GDESSA, by 78-82, for successive, successive and also consecutive tests of the modality for the history of the club!
The opening minutes of the match were a bit nervous for both teams. How eagles – coming from a semi-final triumph The Betclic League with a hundred percent and winning record of the E next door, but uncomplicated, but responding immediately and putting itself in front with a triple of Taylor Peacocke (10-11). From here, the red troops took control of the game, attacked the basket with precision and closed the 1st quarter with a 20-26.
Eugenio Rodrigues further refined the strategy and how its athletes correspond on the court, solutions in the moments of attack. The instability of the GDESSA players, who saw the exit in three-point shots, contrasted with the impetus and the trust of the incarnate ones, who were expanding the advantage (27-36). Typical of a final, the ball went to the last drop and, without arms, lowering a point from the house in the distance: 39-40.
The second part brought high game pace and had everything, including a superior GDESSA. Barreirense athletes were focused on turning around and focused pressure, which generate offensive rebounds, had an effect. At the end of the 3rd quarter: 64-61 and all open.
O fourth room it was from total fight. AN host advantage was minimalthe concentration indexes influenced by the nervousness and intensity of the match. There was a lot at stake! The maximum maneuvers were not perfect, in the last minute, Benfica showed and achieved victory. Final result: 78-82. O Sport Lisboa and second Benfica Portugal the trophy of the Portuguese Cup for the second time in a row, the second golden palms!
Raphaella Monteiro It was considered MVP of the meeting, as a result of its exhibition over 35 minutes of use. The Brazilian international, who plays as a winger, totaled 18 points in the match.
STATEMENTS
Eugénio Rodrigues (Benfica coach): “It is very difficult to describe what is going on here. I would like to take this moment to publicly thank many people who work with us. I want to thank Maria Pardelhas [team manager] and to Rui Lanza [diretor das modalidades de pavilhão do Clube], who one day told me that they brought me to Benfica to help Benfica become champions Not true. I came to learn how to be a champion ‘à Benfica’. Thank the players, they’re all unbelievable. A team that has already won so much and continues to thirst for victory.”
Joana Soeiro (captain of the Benfica team): “It was until the end. GDESSA is a team, it’s in the fight at least, I’m sure we’ll find the same or more important phase this season. dedication and secrecy are believed to the end.”
GDESSA Barreiro-Benfica 78-82 Municipal Pavilion Prof. Luís de Carvalho |
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Benfica’s five starters | |||
Joana Soeiro, Taylor Peacocke, Laura Ferreira, Mariana Silva and Raphaella Monteiro | |||
supplements | |||
Carolina Gonçalves, Cynthia Dias, Marta Martins, Ana Barreto, Candela Gentinetta, Carolina Rodrigues and Maria Lopes | |||
1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter |
20-26 | 39-40 | 64-61 | 78-82 |
Benfica’s Scorers | |||
Raphaella Monteiro (18), Candela Gentinetta (15), Mariana Silva (14), Joana Soeiro (12), Taylor Peacocke (9), Laura Ferreira (9) and Ana Rodrigues (5) |