A big-hearted Svethia fights then gives up, San Marino goes 2-0
First Round Play-Off Game 2
Titan San Marino 66
Sweden Recanati 58
Partials: 15-14, 32-26, 49-44
San Marino Titan: Gamberini 15, Altavilla 2, Macina 6, Raschi 5, Fornaciari 15, Saponi 8, Liberti 3 Grandi, Fusco 2, Botteghi ,. All. Porcarelli
Sweden Recanati: Palmieri L., Bartolucci 8, Chiorri 17, Gelsomini F., Palmieri F. ne, Principi 5, Sabbatini 11, Ottaviani 15, Peric, Gelsomini L., Pezzotti 2. All. Padovano
Referees: Talotta and Camilletti
SAN MARINO – A big heart is not enough for Svethia Recanati who is also defeated by Multieventi 66-58 against a Titano San Marino good at exploiting the greater experience in the key moments of the match. The series now moves to Osimo when on Sunday Princes and companions will try to shorten the distance and bring the Titan to race 4.
Canvas of the match to that of game 1 with the defenses careful to limit the opponent’s attacks, substantial similarity in the first quarter with the hosts who close ahead of 1 (15-14). Second ten minutes to the prerogative of San Marino skilled in abundance physicality and intensity especially in the painted. At the interval biancoazzurri above 6 (32-26), an advantage that increases up to +11 at the beginning of the third quarter (40-29) when however Svethia shakes up and with a break of 7-0 returns to -4 (40 -36). The match becomes balanced, Chiorri and Ottaviani are among the best and 49-44 says that Recanati is more alive than ever. San Marino, however, with the air of an expert team at certain stages does not break up and at its own pace rejects the comeback ambitions of a Svethia who has tried to the end and has shown that she has her chances.
San Marino leads 2-0 in the series
On Sunday at PalaBellini, to complete the feat of extending the series, all the warmth of the yellow and blue cheering will be needed.