CÁCERES DEBUT WITH THE VICTORY OF IMPORTANCE.
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The right foot began its debut in the season opener at the Ciutat i Lleida Province (68 -81). The set Extremadura imposed their superiority, especially in the second period after a start even, in which the home side tried all means to his rival, who took the lead on the scoreboard at any time, no escape on the scoreboard. José Ángel Antelo was the main character the meeting, top scorer with 21 points. The Cáceres facing forward to the premiere league, and wanting to lick the wounds that hours before the match had left the city cut the blow of the European Capital of Culture. The goal of the season, regardless of the strike on Thursday, is clear: at least repeat the great performance of last season, in which the team could reach the playoffs for the title.
Aranzana Gustavo team moved to Lleida with the significant drop of Charles Cherry, even though the base was part of the expedition. Despite playing in foreign courts, the Cáceres out on the track assuming the role of favorite to win face final. And said Aranzana to start winning the league is crucial and visitors were applied to them from the original horn, turn the knob making both the game and the score. However, the home side would not let go of Caceres in the light and, after a maximum of 7-11, could tip the balance (11-13) two minutes from the end of the first quarter after two free throws made by Mohamed. Lleida whole was less than tie the game and won (16-16), but could not prevent two free throws by Xavier Caceres left to lead to the conclusion of the first period.
was not until the second half to see off the marker Cáceres. Antelo action led to a high income visitors yet seen (26-31). And he seemed to be the last straw, because it was unable to react Lleida. Xavier Antelo Sanchez and himself were causing many problems of imbalance in the defense of the Catalans and the advantage of Cáceres touched three points three minutes from the break (26-35).
Although he tried to get into the game again from the hand of Krabbenhoft, Aranzana team reached the barrier of ten points (31-41) and closed the second quarter with a hopeful advantage for the interests of 35-43.
the break, was the whole Visitors yesterday that if he did once with the reins so as not to lose the pulse of the party. Thus, little by little, the minutes passed without wear for Extremadura that kept Lleida ten points behind (39-49, 24 '). Antelo was responsible for the rent increase visitor with a big three that put the Gustavo Aranzana with a new maximum 14-point lead (41-55, 25 ').
From this moment the party was broken in the absence of rhythm group led by Josep Maria Raventos, which only fifteen days to have all its troops. Therefore, before a rival running short of Cáceres was devoted to maintain and even increase their income without too much trouble (47-61, 28 '). This led to the final seconds of the third quarter were soporific for the few fans who attended the flag Lleida to see is the premiere of the Adecco Leb Oro only, a new triple Francis Sanchez when his team touched the end of his office sent out the spirits of his team was already a comfortable lead of 17 points (47-64, 29 ') and the same income is reproduced at the end of third quarter (49-66).
At the beginning of the last act, Gustavo Aranzana away to let his players relax, decided on the track to their best men to definitely settle the match. Humphrey, Mccoy and Lucio Angulo took the lead in expand differences (51-72, 33 '). Even when approached Lleida 17 points of Caceres, Aranzana called timeout to require its players maximum concentration until the last minute. For its part, the picture Lleida full-court pressed to make up the result, but without much success as 2 minutes for the conclusion of the match the score was 63-77. Only in the closing stages Lleida achieved his aim of making up a loss more than expected to close the address in the 68-81 final.
