UCAM Murcia CB couldn’t overcome the difficulties within the first recreation of the second section of the Basketball Champions League. The primary of the setbacks got here after the final coaching session when Jordan Sakho was injured, who suffers an overload within the foot extensors and the pedal muscle and might be out between eight and ten days.
One other of the adversities in opposition to which the disciples of Sito Alonso have needed to combat has been the ambiance on the Canary observe since Lenovo Tenerife couldn’t digest the heavy defeat harvested on January 6 on the Palacio de los Deportes within the league competitors , virtually from the preliminary soar the stress exerted by the Tenerife gamers and by their coach Txus Vidaorreta has been undermining a really weak arbitration trio that has not punished what occurred in every zone in the identical approach.
In every quarter, UCAM entered a bonus very early whereas the locals watched because the minutes handed and their robust protection didn’t have the identical punishment when signaling fouls. The icing on the cake got here within the first quarter when a foul by Tomás Bellas on Marcelinho Huertas, indicated by the referees, the veteran Brazilian level guard angrily protested, getting them to level out a method and lift the spirits of the Santiago Martín followers, from this second on the referees punished the guests extra harshly and the sport started to interrupt up, an instance of that is that Artem Pustovyi was eradicated because of fouls, with a method included, in the course of a second quarter that marked what It could be the way forward for the match with a 31-18 that utterly broke the sport. From that second on, each time UCAM acquired nearer on the scoreboard, one of many three judges of the match appeared to decide that lower off any try to react by a UCAM that didn’t go to Tenerife to combat in opposition to the ‘parts’.
MATCH DEVELOPMENT
After a really even first quarter with two profitable groups in protection and assault, within the second quarter Lenovo Tenerife took the initiative each within the recreation and on the scoreboard, very profitable from the skin and setting the rules effectively on the sphere in opposition to a UCAM Murcia that needed to resort to fouls to attempt to cease the native offensive recreation.
From 21-17 in minute 12 after 4 consecutive factors from Huertas, it went to 21-21 after a 3+1 from Sadiel Rojas. Exchanges of triples between the 2 groups, Huertas, on the one hand, and Luther, on the opposite (24-24), till the locals started to mark the space to get to 39-30 (min.16) and 48- 34, outcome with which the break was reached.
The great defensive work and the orderly attacking recreation led the insular staff to show the sport round. Nice contribution from Bruno Fitipaldo and Marcelinho Huertas who not solely moved their teammates effectively, but in addition led their staff in scoring.
With 48-34, a outcome that led to the break, it appeared that Lenovo Tenerife already had the sport on observe, however UCAM Murcia didn’t quit something. Diop scored an necessary triple (50-39), however Fitipaldo responded with success.
Sito Alonso performed the final card by placing Andronikashvli and Klavzar on the sphere, not solely to offer extra depth to the protection, however to hunt better velocity in assaults: The beneficiary Jelinek who scored two consecutive triples (61-53, min. 31) that set off the alarm on the native bench.
However the expertise and serenity of Lenovo Tenerife led by Hurtas – they scored six factors in a row (69-55) – and the block’s efficient protection meant that the Murcians discovered themselves unable to get again into the sport.
Ultimately, a transparent 85-65 and Tenerife’s first victory in a section wherein they’ll attempt to end first within the group to be able to guarantee their presence within the quarterfinals of the FIBA Champions League.
DATA SHEET
85 – Lenovo Tenerife (17+31+15+22). Huertas (20), Salin (8), Abromaitis (5), Doornekamp (-), Shermadini (7) -initial-, Jaime Fernández (10), Fitipaldo (23), Rodríguez (-), Sastre (7) and Guerra (5).
65 – UCAM Murcia (16+18+19+12). Trice (9), Anderson (-), Jelinek (9), Radovic (14), Pustovyi (2) -initial-, Klavzar (2), Luther (13), Bellas (-), McFadden (2), Diop ( 7), Andronikashvili (-) and Rojas (7).