It was not the match that Institute imagined. In fact, it was quite the opposite. At no time could Gloria settle in the third duel against Regatas, in Corrientes. It was far from his previous production and last night he lost to Remero 76-54. In this way, the Mesopotamians went 2-1 in the tie and were left with match point in their favor. Albirrojo has no choice but to win tomorrow to avoid a very early elimination and force a fifth and final game in Córdoba.
Regatas set the pace from the beginning. He applied an intense defense that annulled the Institute. It cut his circuits, made him play uncomfortable, took away all his confidence and forced him to shoot a lot from a distance. Instituto did not get the outside shot (4/24). And he paid for it.
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Regatas scored the lead in the first half. They escaped 44-29 and took a reassuring lead. In the second half, Glory looked in the paint, but the home defense quickly sutured that situation and there was no more game.
The detail of the moment that Regatas is experiencing is no less important. It comes from behind, but it comes very well. They have six wins in a row at home and advanced with a sporting disadvantage since the Reclassification.
Nothing came of Glory. He could not be on axis and ended up frustrated, with Pomoli and Vildoza very high with their pulses.
Regatas ended up flourishing with the triples to gain a very clear advantage. In the end, it was one of the worst offensive games of the year for Instituto, which now had no margin for error.
On Sunday, at 8:30 p.m., it will be the fourth match of this tie. Institute, forced to win. Otherwise, the end of the season.
The match
Instituto, without Mauro Cosolito, started a little hastily on offense. When the team moves the ball it generates its best options. But he didn’t pass in the first minutes. More intense, the Rower was better and escaped 18-10 at 3m20. The local defense worked much better. And in attack the ball was passed a lot, and very well. Hoover held the Institute on attack. The quarter was 24-19 for Regatas.
In the second, Regatas remained very firm. Instituto had a hard time generating play and barely added 10 points. The Remero was well closed on his paint, the Gloria opted for the external shot, but with bad percentages (3/16). The local bench brought a lot of energy and points. Regatas made the most of his moment and went into the long break with a clear 44-29 (20-10 partial).
In the third quarter, Regatas stretched the defense even further. It forced Instituto to play very far from the rim, to lose confidence and to try to solve everything from the perimeter. But the triples didn’t go in. The visit was very denied the hoop. El Remero was up 57-43.
The end ended with the heart rate a little higher in some Institute players as a result of frustration. It was 76-54 for Regatas, who won very well and was one step away from the semifinals.
The previous
La Gloria beat “Remero” 110-74 last Tuesday at the Sandrín, after falling in the opening of the key, also in Alta Córdoba, by 86-76. On Sunday, at 8:30 p.m., the fourth duel will be playedalso at the José Jorge Contte stadium, in the capital of Corrientes.
“We will go to a super demanding court but convinced that, if we play like this, if we defend like this and have this intensity and this concentration, we have to win the next game,” coach Lucas Victoriano told The voice.
El Albirrojo established its best defense and was very accurate in its shots, scoring 78 percent in doubles (18/23), 51% in triples (19/37) and 85% in free throws (17/20), very above the poor work in the first match: 42% in doubles (16/38), 25% in triples (8/31) and 64% in free (20/31).
“Regatas is at its best moment of the season, reaching very high peaks. In Corrientes we have to go out and win both games, Instituto is prepared for that, we have to go game by game knowing that it is a rival that becomes strong at home. “We are prepared for what is coming,” analyzed Mauro Cosolito, who contributed 11 points in the victory and scored two in the fall with the Corrientes team.
