Defeat against CB Almansa

The first team concedes its first home defeat against an inspired CB Almansa

| Sunday, 24 October 2021

Basketball Girona fell for the first time in Fontajau against a CB Almansa that was very effective, especially from the outside line (74-86). The partial 12-26 in the second period has generated an advantage of eighteen points that the team has not managed to reduce significantly. Kaspars Vecvagars was the top scoring representative of the Girona team (16 points) with four players scoring eight points (Albert Sàbat, Josep Franch, Gerard Sevillano and Jaume Sorolla). 

The first minutes began with the defenses winning the attacks and, although the team from Girona circulated the possession better, the success was equal to a partial 0-10. In the Manche team, the physical intensity of Anthony Leen, author of 7 points, has stood out. With the entry of Albert Sàbat, the team has gained dynamism and scoring with a partial 10-5 that has placed one point below the disadvantage on the scoreboard before Josep Pérez’s triple (19-23). 

The rival’s greatest outside success (7/12 by 3/17 Girona) was the main weapon of an Almansa that generated an initial 7-20 run in the second quarter that increased its advantage to 26-44 . Apart from the effectiveness, the Mancheque team knew how to run on the counterattack with a Kevin Bercy also explosive in the paint (31-49).

In the resumption, the pace of the game accelerated, with faster possessions by both teams, with the helm of the advantage in Manchex hands without changing much the +20 achieved in the first elections (33-54 ). The entrance Villa has given energy to the team, which has sealed a 7-1 run to scratch the current distance (56-72).

At the end of the last ten minutes, the team from Girona managed to reduce the advantage to thirteen points, but two Manche triples watered down the good local dynamics (59-78). A partial run of 15-8, with a three-pointer by Saturday after a good few red minutes, concluded the match (74-86).  

POST-Match STATEMENTS

Carles Marco: “I don’t like to lose, especially at home. Today, we didn’t do the basic things that led us to compete well. Other things, like hitting, we didn’t start the season inspired but today they gave us too many easy points.” 

Gonçalo Delgado: “We always have the ambition to win. We couldn’t do it in this match but we are already facing the next challenge with the utmost ambition.”