Friends of great category overcome Guimarães test

The men's team of the CAB went to Guimarães for a demanding fight against the local team, which faced without the contributions of Fred Gentry and Bruno Cavalcante, removed by injury. The game began with more than an hour's delay due to problems with the pavilion stopwatches, which were exceeded by the diligent intervention of responsible technicians. The game began best for the CAB team, which led the scorer (8-10) with four minutes played. However, Vitória responded and, taking advantage of some of the Friends' defensive disqualifications, moved on to the marker and led the marker in the following minutes. However, in the last two minutes of the first cover, the outside game of the Madeirans gave them the punctual advantage, which remained until the end of the first half (21-25). In the second half, Victoria entered better and quickly tied the game (25-25). There followed a more hasty phase on the part of the CAB, which contributed nothing to the effectiveness that the Madeirans were looking for and that allowed Victoria to counter-attack quickly that the locals took to put the marker in 35-32 when we were in the middle of the second half. Until the break, the CAB placed in the field great will and a lot of determination, which was worth the draw on the scorer (37-37), when there were three minutes to play. A minute later, the game was still tied (39-39). Following were some CAB disattentions, taken with merit by the house to reach the break in front by 47-45. Djukic (14) and Marzette (11) were the main references of Friends, while Pinto (10) was the best scorer in Victoria. In the third half, Victoria began better, on its own merit, but also because the CAB made unnecessary mistakes that allowed the sites to build an advantage in the marker (51-47). However, the Madeirans did not give up and face the game with great determination and team spirit, factors that allowed the CAB to take over the game and lead by 55-58 when it was three minutes before the end of the period. By the end of the third half, the CAB demonstrated a very strong collective, which was not intimidated by the opponent. On the contrary, he placed in the field a fierce and intelligent attitude, which earned him the advantage at the end of the third period (62-67). In the fourth half, Victoria changed its defensive strategy to a zone in hopes of stopping the attacks of the Madeirans. The Friends were able to adapt, but the balance remained the dominant note after four minutes of play (72-73), with the victory to hang to either side. The CAB tried to shoot the scorer, and two minutes later had a greater advantage (72-80), much thanks to the effectiveness of its collective game and its delivery on the ballots. The Vitório pressured the CAB a lot and the intense atmosphere of the local pavilion felt, but the ones commanded by João Paulo Silva maintained their serenity and expanded the advantage to 72-83, when only two minutes left to play. By the end of the meeting, the CAB team revealed enormous personality and fighting power. Victoria also set out everything he had, which greatly dignified the meeting. However, the night would be victorious for the Madeirans, who passed the difficult Guimarães test with the result of 76-93. In individual terms: Diogo Gameiro (11), Alex Marzette (15), José Luis Correia (3), Stefan Djukic (19), Arvydas Gydra (7), Fabio Lima (26), Michael L’Africain (12).