Tiredness and details dictated slippage of young Friends

The CAB/HF formation moved to the north of the country to play against Viana's team. Those commanded by Pedro Dias and Humberto Ramos saw a double journey transformed into a simple journey, as the previous day, the game they had scheduled against CAD Coimbra was postponed by the Federation due to difficulties related to scheduling plane tickets to Madeira. The game didn't start the best for the islanders. After losing the first period by 21-11, a result that punished too much the effort that was being put into the field by our boys, the CAB/HF team reached the interval still to lose, but by 35-26. despite the difference of nine points in the marker, optimism reigned in the Madeiran hosts, who believed that they could operate a twist in the marker. In the third period, the young Friends entered 'all gas', chasing after the damage and with immense desire to undo the advantage of the continentals in the marker. The Madeirans tried to set a very strong pace at the outset, either in the defensive or in the offensive. The CAB/HF even made a partial of 18-0 at the meeting, which says clear the enormous effort the team has made. In the fourth period, the CAB/HF accused the physical wear of the enormous effort they had made in the previous period. The Madeira team broke physically, and in the final moments, our boys no longer had 'legs' to take over the reins of the match and move on to the marker. In turn, wear dictated some deconcentrations in small details that proved to be crucial for the course of the encounter. With a big 'mouthy' for the Madeirans, given the enormous effort they had made to win the game, the match ended with the result in 72-66, in favor of Viana. In conclusion, we leave a sincere word of praise to the team and coaches Pedro Dias and Humberto Ramos for the posture of resistance and determination they had throughout the game, especially in the second part. With a lot of work, the working group is, every day, fighting against youth and the lack of competition they have in the regional championship, totally surrendering to the sports mission they have embraced. All of this is worthy of record and praise and we know that today's defeat will be used as a lesson to grow even further in the future.