Friends fail clearance for the final phase of the Portuguese Cup

The CAB went to Barcelos to confront the local team. The game was to count for the clearance for the final phase of the Cup of Portugal, in the certainty that the team that lost would stand by. So the match was high pressure for both sides, with none of the groups wanting to lose. The game began in a very balanced way. The locals, playing with great determination, have done everything to gain, from an early age, a mastery of the rhythm of the game. However, in the answer, the CAB was firm in defending its position. Despite having committed some unnecessary ball losses (4, in the first half), something atypical in the Madeiran team, the Friends worked hard on offensive tasks and, with all merit and justice, ended the first period ahead by 12-18. In the second half, the CAB did not enter in the best way, and, with three minutes played, the advantage of Friends had reduced to three points (22-25). The CAB tried to shake the pressure, and to that end it bet on its big weapon, namely collective gambling. Changing the inner game well with the long distance release, the Friends did everything to defend their advantage, but their efforts did not avoid the partial defeat (26-20) and the draw to the break, by 38-38. On returning to the game, Barcelos presented a very strong rhythm, which the CAB could not keep up. With three minutes elapsed in the third half, the house led 48-40, theft of a 9-2 partial over the Madeirans. The CAB tried to react, but unsuccessful, and three minutes later Barcelos' advantage had expanded to 11 points (53-42), placing the Friends in a very difficult position. The ascendant of the formation of the house forced the Madeirans to ask for a time discount in order to reverse the course of events. However, Barcelos continued his full offensive. Everything seemed to go well with the house, and on the opposite side, everything seemed to go wrong. After a partial of 27-12 in favor of the locations, Barcelos finished the third period ahead by 65-50. Last time, the CAB did everything to cut Barcelos' edge and get back in the game, but the releases continued not to fall. In fact, the low percentage of implementation recorded by the CAB throughout the game (32%) demonstrates the team's ineffectiveness in this game. In addition, the advantage was also Barcelos (45 earned by Barcelos, against 43 of the CAB), as well as the assistance (17 performed by Barcelos, against 10 of the CAB). In the management of the ball, the CAB was also less careful than the house (15 losses of the CAB, against 12 of the Barcelos). With all these added factors, Barcelos secured the victory in the game by 77-64, although the CAB won the last partial by 12-14. In the end, the CAB fell victim to the great gap between the two teams in the third half, which ended up being predominant in the final result of the match. In individual terms: Ricky Franklin (10), Diogo Ventura (1), Stefan Popovski (10), George Blakeney (12), Fábio Lima (9), Jorge Coelho (10), Jovonni Schuler (10), Bruno Cavalcante (2).