Andorra wins, but San Marino played a great game • newsrimini.it
ANDORRA-SAN MARINO 73-61
THE TABLE
ANDORRA: Garaud, Valero, Gauthier 7 (2/5, 1/2), Martinez 13 (4/11, 0/2), Buadin 2 (1/4), C. Aranda 4 (2/5, 0/3), A. Aranda (0/1, 0/1), Lopez 23 (8/17, 1/9), Armengol 3 (0/1), Joan 9 (4/7), Rachedi 2 (1/2), Huisman 10 (3/6, 1/4). All .: Aranda and Rome.
SAN MARINO: Renzi 18 (4/9, 2/6), Marcattili, Venturini, Lettoli 13 (2/4, 1/5), Cecchetti 3, Guida 10 (4/9, 0/5), Carattoni 2 (1/1) , Ricciotti 3 (0/2, 1/3), Lonfernini 2 (1/1), Guiducci 9 (0/2, 2/8), Zafferani, Tassinari 1. All .: Rossini.
Partial: 17-10, 40-29, 59-44, 73-61.
Rebounds: Andorra 58 (Lopez Calzada 9), San Marino 41 (Zafferani 9).
Assistance: Andorra 18 (Martinez 4), San Marino 11 (Zafferani 3).
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT
The premises were clear and told of a team, Andorra, intense and direct to the upper floors. Above all, a team capable of mistreating Malta 88-47 by playing an entire match at insane intensity. And San Marino? In front of him he had a very steep mountain to climb, but he did it, without reaching the top. With some stumbling blocks, but also with a huge heart and a lot of garra. Coach Rossini’s guys tried until the end, but in the end it was the opponents who rejoiced: 73-61.
The match. Go ahead with the first possession and definitely on the ball as expected (11-2). On the other hand, Renzi lights up, but the key is that everyone is able to make a real and tangible contribution. At 10 ‘it is 17-10, with it never widens too much that it never widens. San Marino remains in the game with tenacity, fighting on all balls. At 12 ‘there is only a possession of distance between the two teams (17-14), a little later Andorra while it succeeds in a breakaway that brings it to +15 at 30-15. At the interval it is 40-29 and San Marino even has some regrets for the lack of precision in the free throws and too many attacking rebounds granted to the opponents.
Back from the locker room the national team has the ball of -4 but wastes it, in the next possession Andorra goes to +9 with the triple from Lopez and the gap returns to settle around the double figures. It is a bit like the sliding door of the game, but of course there is also that the boys try hard even in the fourth period. Even when she seemed lost at 59-44 on the 30 ‘. Two minutes from the gong, Lettoli’s double for free means -9 (66-57) with Andorra sweating this victory really until the end. It ends 73-61, but a lot of applause goes to San Marino.
RESULTS 26/7
Group A: Malta – Monaco 59-86 (Xuereb 16; Zerbib 23), Andorra – San Marino 73-61 (Lopez Calzada 23; Renzi 18)
Group B: Armenia – Moldova 69-82 (Mkrtumyan 27; Lavric 26), Gibraltar – Azerbaijan 60-115 (SJ Cassaglia and Celecia 15; Boyd Anderson III 34)
PROGRAM 27/7
Luxembourg – Gibraltar (12.30), Albania – Malta (14.45), Azerbaijan – Armenia (17), Monaco – Andorra (19.15)