Girona and Lleida will continue to be ACB. Two of the most humble teams in the category achieved their objectives at the beginning of the season and will continue in the Endesa League next year. With this, both teams faced each other on a last day where none played anything, but that both wanted to win to celebrate the permanence with their own. And in Fontajau, Girona has been superior to close the season with victory (95-81).
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| Basketball Girona 95 (20+25+25+25): Marks (5), Irooegbu (12), Searches (7), Pons (8), Ferrando (3), Lukes (7), |
| HIOPOS LLEIDA 83 (24+16+24+19): Villar (4), Hasbriouck (8), Batemon (20), Bozic (15), Oriola (2) -quinta Inicial- Wiggins, Walden (2), Bropleh (6), Paulí (17), Sanz (7), Madsen Y Dabo (2) |
Moncho Fernández's team did it with a Mindaugas its very successful, which ended 18 points and a 4/6 in three -in -shootalthough eight players ended with seven points or more, getting a coral victory. By the Lleida, Batemon with 20 points was the best followed by Paulí, with 17, and Bozic with 15.
Lleida started strong
With equal score at all times, it was the Lleida hyopos who started better. Despite not being able to distance itself, the Burgundy team was always ahead on the scoreboard during the first quarter, partly by the magnificent load of the offensive rebound. And is that Gerard's found captured 7 offensive rebounds for the 6 defensive of Girona.
However, neither team was especially successful in the first minutes. The final marker of 20-24 came more from the hand of the personnel line (eight free throws for each team) that for the success in the field.
Local reaction
The change of room was great to Girona. Moncho Fernández players were very active and They opened the second period with a 9-0 partial to put five points (29-24) until Hasbrouck broke the partial with a triple. And although he found he did not ask for dead time, his players reacted to put ahead with his own partial (32-34) in the Ecuador of the period.
But in this room of gusts and partial, Girona reopened the score. With a Triple of Ferrando, the locals put six up (42-36) and forced the Lleida to ask for two minutes to get to the break. After the break, The distance was reduced a point (45-40) thanks to a triple stratospheric Paulí, but with the bad news for the Lleida of Madsen's injurywho retired limping the track after twisting his ankle.
Paulí certified triplist
Just as the first half began the second, with an implausible triple from Oriol Paulí. The eaves of Lleida led the first compasses of the team with eight points and complicated basketswhile wrongly simple mate. With this reaction, the Burgundy team managed to tie the match (55-55).
But with two consecutive triples of Lucas, one of it with a free kick included, they distanced Girona again. In the end, the Moncho Fernández team did not allow the Lleida to turn the scoreboard and went to the last period with a solid 6-point advantage (70-64).
Girona does not give option
Despite everything open, the locals wanted to make sure that the victory stayed in Fontajau and with that attitude they went to the last quarter. With triples initials of IREEGBU and itsinskas, Girona got the maximum of the match, +12 (76-64), And he forced Gerard finding dead time to prevent the game from getting out of hand.
But with an inspired Bozic, who threw the team behind his back, Lleida was able to turn the scoreboard. Girona resisted the blows and with five consecutive points of itsinskas turned to the double digits of difference (87-77) In the absence of three minutes. A distance that was extended and Fontajau celebrated his permanence with a good victory (95-83).
On the other hand, the Lleida hypos will close the season having saved the category, but losing its last three games consecutively. A small negative note, since Burgundy fans have not been able to celebrate to be ACB one more year with a triumph on the track.
