The greater experience of the Pavesi dragged by Gatto and Infanti makes the difference in the derby of PalaOltrepo di Voghera
VOGHERA
The greater experience of Sanmaurense Pavia prevails over the youth of Olympia Voghera in the C silver derby of PalaOltrepo. Coach Fossati’s team immediately gives a clear mark to the match, and then controls the comeback attempts of a dynamic and courageous Olympia, but still immature in some game readings. At the start, Cat stands as the protagonist, who signs the first 9 points of the Sanmaurense, leading the guests to 9-0. Olympia, after a timid start, tries to get back on top with Pietro Lisini’s triple and Barbieri’s entry (5-9). The Sanmaurense finds lymph in attack from Roppo, but Voghera always remains attached to the match, thanks to the overflowing energy of its youngsters. In the second period, the guests stretch with Botteri and Poggi (13-22). Olympia reduces the deficit with Miljkovic’s triple, but the final quarter is all from Pavia, with Infanti’s basket and Biraghi’s two free throws who write the most 10 guests at the long interval (22-32).
Infanti takes the chair
After the break, a more toned Olympia returns to the pitch. Tambwe’s defensive block sounds the alarm for the Vogheresi, who produce a 5-0 run, orchestrated by Barbieri (27-32). In this delicate phase of the match, Infanti from Pavia takes the chair, showing off all his class, and also scores a 4-point game (triple plus foul immediately). Sanmaurense consolidates its advantage and always keeps the freshness of Olympia at a safe distance, which has a roster made up almost entirely of boys under 17, with the most “expert”, captain Barbieri, born in 2002. The Pavia team of coach Fossati , who loses Biraghi in the last part of the match for a fortuitous blow to the face, manages the final stretch of the derby with authority and further widens the gap, bringing it up to the final 48-66. The Sanmaurense thus enjoys the second success in the Yellow 2 group of the regional C silver, while the Olympia finds some steps forward compared to the knockout suffered at the debut with Robbio.
The comment of the two coaches
«I am satisfied with the result, winning away is never easy – underlines the Pavia coach Roberto Fossati – but as a performance we did not do very well. The aggressiveness of Olympia, with its young players, put us in difficulty, and in the third quarter we suffered too defensively ». In the Vogherese team, there is the awareness that a gradual growth process will be needed: “Compared to the first game with Robbio, I have seen a great improvement – says coach Stefano Cova – the final result is a liar, we have always been below 10 and fully in a match against an expert and quality team. I saw the desire to fight ». Cova frames the prospects of its group: «We made a precise corporate choice, in agreement with Derthona and we know that step by step growth awaits us. We need to improve on a general level, starting with the spacing in attack and greater communication in defense ». –
ALESSANDRO QUAGLINI