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For many it is the most beautiful sport in the world, for others not, but surely basketball can give unique, indescribable, very strong emotions. Infinite joy and disheartening disappointment, exaltation and anger, enthusiasm and despair are the moods that were seen on the faces of the players at the moment of the final siren of the match between Ciglianese Pall. Chivasso and ZeroUno San Mauro. The match was decided in the final (59-58). The explosion of joy is obviously all part of Chivasso, as the team of coach Pomelari has centered the victory after chasing throughout the match.
The players of the two teams have known each other for a lifetime, coach Iannetti trained and led Vai and his team-mates to victory, many protagonists wore both shirts. Aspects that have inflamed the match with Cirla who immediately finds the first triple of the evening, to which Andrea Roncarolo responds who scores 8 points in a row, taking advantage of his physicality near the boards. Physicality that rewards the Gialloblu, especially in the offensive rebound, where Chivasso suffers, also running into the problem of Vettori’s fouls, forced to sit on the bench after only 2 ‘. Fouls that soon send San Mauro a bonus, precise from the line and from distance with two triple from Barberis that close the first quarter at 18-22. In the second quarter Vai and teammates freeze for 7 ‘ The guests took the opportunity to stretch to 20-30, before an incisive Volpe and Cester’s triple keep Chivasso in the slipstream (27-35 mid-race).
In the third period the match plan of the guests to cage the Chivassese outsiders, filling the area on the penetrations and pressing on the perimeter has its effect: the Chivassesi offensive strata dry up, the defense crumbles. Maximum advantage on 35-49. Volpe plays the charge, playing with experience near the basket, encouraging his teammates, scoring 3 out of 4 throws and serving Pagetto’s assist for 42-49. Two trivial losses, however, close the fourth on 43-51 outside. Triple from Vai and support from Volpe for the 48-51, Barberis extension from three points, Cambursano jump, basket and foul by Cester for 52-56 at -3’20 “. Chivasso then freezes, goes 6 to 1’20 “from the siren. It seems over, but 2/2 to Cirla’s free and Pagetto’s triple keep hope alive (57-58 to -34 ”). Chivasso blocks the basket and 6 ”from the end Vai suffers a foul by Roncarolo which allows him to score the two free passes. It closes with Pagetto’s block on Strano. –