This Saturday, the Bàsquet Sant Antoni squad achieved their third victory of the season, beating Homs UE Mataró 81-90 at home in a tight match. The Islanders overcame the last-minute losses of Vinicius da Silva and Alex Haro to gastroenteritis, as well as the unfit Kalinichenko. However, the team coached by David Barrio knows how to endure the pain and come into the decisive stages of exciting matches stronger than their opponents.
The great Dani de la Rúa (18 points, 6 assists, PIR 30), behind Fede Uclés (14 points) and Alex Lorca Having Álex Llorca (13 points) by his side is key to beating an opponent who makes things very difficult. For the visiting team, Jordi Juanola (21 points) and Pape Bocar Sall (18 points) were the top scorers.
The Ibizan team was more compact and more successful offensively than in the previous Balearic derby against Palmer, dominating the electronic field at almost all times. They improved their performance, made up for their last league defeat, and started a three-game-a-week streak strongly.
The first quarter of the game was evenly matched, with the Spurs winning 16-19. Neither team was able to clearly dominate the game, but the Islanders were serious about it. Their defense was strong and their offense was spot on, containing an opponent desperate for its first win of the season.
Although the Islanders opened the game with a 0-4 run that brought the score to 16-23, everything remained smooth in the second quarter. However, the Catalans did not give in and stayed in the game. With Pappu Bokar’s two points (28-27), they regained the initiative in the standings. The Balearic Islands took a new lead (28-34) with Iglesias’ three-pointer and Richards’ 3+1. But Canovas, and especially Junola, kept the Locals afloat, although San Antonio lit the fuse from 6.75, hitting two triples. Iglesias and Lamas hit the Catalan ring to open an 11-point gap (33-44). That forced Mataro coach Charlie Girard to stop the game. After the game restarted, the two sides continued to compete, and San Antonio lost its original lead and only led by 2 points (63-65) at the end of the third quarter.
The script repeated itself in the final scene, and San Antonio once again got away with 11 points (71-82), but the brave Mataro once again held on to the court, only 3 points away (80-83), with 2 points left. There are still a few minutes left before the duel ends. anything could happen. The game entered an impressive phase, and with Jordi Grimaud withdrawing from the battle with five personal fouls, De La Rua took over the reins of the Ibizan side and laid the foundation for a new victory, Mor. Gard sealed the victory with a basket (81-90). Class will face Odilo Cartagena at home this Wednesday at 12 noon.
