Broni, it’s pitch black: a step in A2 Moncalieri conquers the PalaBrera

In game 1 of the play-outs Costruzioni Italia loses the most important match at home Saturday the rematch. The Oltrepadane are in danger of relegation after six seasons

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Costruzioni Italia Broni is one step away from relegation to Serie A2. The team from Oltrepadana gives home to Akronos Moncalieri in game 1 of the second playout round. Now the girls of coach Michael Magagnoli will have to win Saturday night in Moncalieri, to put the series back on track and return to PalaBrera for the eventual beauty of Thursday 4 May. In the event of defeat, however, the Bronese team, after six seasons, will bid farewell to the top flight of Italian women’s basketball; while the Piedmontese will be safe. The red and white have a good reaction in the second quarter, after a painful start, but then in the third quarter Akronos takes up a double-digit margin and from that moment Costruzioni Italia fails to respond, always remaining below the score.

The final -15 is a very hard blow that probably puts an end to Broni’s adventure. A defeat that is above all, beyond the score, a slap in the face of the morale of the girls and the fans, who expected a proof of pride. Start in slow motion with several errors on both sides and extremely balanced score, until at the end of the period Vanloo finds two consecutive bombs, which give the Piedmontese team the first mini break (6-10). The small margin expands further towards the first siren, with Miletic giving the Akronos +8 at 7 ”from 10 ‘. The host team continues to dictate the pace even at the start of the second quarter, putting in a new set of 5-0 that even leads them to a double-digit advantage (12-23). At that point, Costruzioni Italia has a vehement reaction, responding with a 9-0, completed by 3 points from Westerik, which bring it back to a single possession of disadvantage (21-23). Moncalieri tries to escape again on +4, but coach Magagnoli’s red and white in the last 2 ‘of the fourth complete the comeback and at 1’23 ”from the long break, two free from Westerik give the advantage to the hosts.

In the first half Broni manages to have an important contribution in terms of points from all his players; while on the other side Vanloo (11 points) and Toffolo (10) put two thirds on the scoresheet. After the long break, Moncalieri resumes scoring as at the beginning of the match, while Broni jams, no longer finds the way to the basket with the same regularity and so the disadvantage, as the minutes pass, expands, always oscillating around 9- 11 points of margin and when Toffolo scores the basket of the new +11 for Akronos 3 ‘from the siren, the cold falls on PalaBrera. Broni is in total doll, while the guests play on the wave of enthusiasm because they see a very important success at hand and in the final they even reach +15.

In these days, coach Magagnoli will have to try to get the residual energies out of his girls in view of Game 2, which promises to be very difficult because, now, the inertia is all on the side of Moncalieri, who dreams of salvation. While Broni is one step away from the A2. Perhaps the most important figure comes from the points on the bench: 39 for the guests, against just 10 for Broni, who has a very short bench. –

FRANCO SCABROSETTI