Friends overtake Sportiva on the return day of Joana Lopes

The CAB women's team received the training of Sportiva in a key game for both teams. While the Azoreans presented themselves with their squad at maximum strength, the Friends, for bureaucratic reasons, were not yet able to count on all their foreign players or Marta Bravo, temporarily removed from the games due to a knee injury. Still, the Madeirans entered the game better and won the first half by 18-12. It should be noted the good defensive performance of the CAB, which made it difficult to provide some of the main references of the visitors. In the attack, friends were also more effective, which justified punctual superiority. In the second half, the partial was exactly half of the figures recorded in the first period (9-6), with the CAB being again superior to visitors and reaching the interval in leadership by 27-18. however, the game continued to be played by both teams. On the return of the locker rooms, the CAB was back better and won the period by 15-10. Friends always knew how to adapt to the defensive changes of the opponents, without neglecting the good defensive performance. In the last time, the house was again superior (18-11), confirming its superiority in the game and the final victory by 60-39. A highlight final note for the return to the competition of the player Joana Lopes, who surpassed a very serious knee injury. This is good news for the CAB team and also for Portuguese basketball, which sees one of the best Portuguese players return to the game. In individual terms: Cintia France (10), Rosinha Rosario (7), Filipa Bernardeco (2), Joana Lopes (9), Vitória Pacheco (4), Simona Podevova (6), Catherine Matthew (10), Ines Ajanovic (12).