The series had a change of course around the hour, but it was still an impossible mission for Pacífico. El Decano lost 87-73 to Regatas de San Nicolás and said goodbye to the Federal Basketball League. The people of Buenos Aires closed the key 2-0 and reached the final of the Southern conference, on the way to the Argentine League.
The match was played at the Luis María Goirdano stadium in Villa Ramallo because a couple of hours before the start the field was suspended for Regatas. The leaders tried a quick move to the neighboring fields of Belgrano and Somisa, but the relationship is not the best and that is why they had to travel 30 kilometers to play game 2. Furthermore, it was behind closed doors.
The closure had to do with the bad behavior of the Regatas fans in the Viejo Ramírez de Neuquén and the sanction was announced after the report presented by the technical commissioner. That first point was decisive in the key because those from Buenos Aires took the victory in overtime (95-94, after equalizing at 81).
Up at the crossroads, everything was up to the team led by Pablo Patota Dastugue, who sealed the story. He was always ahead on the scoreboard (20-13 and 40-35 ended the first sets) and thus controlled Pacífico’s attacks, which left everything but could not withstand the potential of its rival.
Pacífico lost two key battles: rebounds and free kicks
The comparison, this time, went hand in hand with that final difference of 14 points. Regattas, like game 1, dominated the boards (37-28 in rebounds), but also won the free throws category. Without being a marvel, the 19-30 (69%) was enough for him to surpass a Decano who was not fine from 4.57 meters, where he finished with 14-27 (52%). To a lesser extent, the triples had an influence, with 10-25 for the home team and 7-28 for the Neuquén team.
Lucas Romera reached the highest rating in Pacífico with 29, a product of 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists; and Alex Soria (17 points), Sebastián Godoy (12) and Giuliano Sasso finished further behind, with another good production from the bench with 11 points.
Despite the fall, it was a great Pacific campaign
He was a fair winner of the regular phase, showed credentials in the play offs and fell to a rival who, on paper, was superior. Without a doubt, Pacífico’s campaign in the Federal Basketball League was very positive and it established itself as the best team in the South zone of the competition.
It finished among the eight best in the country and left basketball in the area well represented, which had been experiencing continuous declines in the first phases of direct crosses.. This time, The Dean drew two: Colón de Chivilcoy and Independiente de Pico, with a visitor’s victory included. And for that reason, a firm step was taken in the middle of a project that has been going on for several seasons and, like everyone else, suffered when counting bills.
The synthesis
Regattas 87: Franco Zandomeni 8, Nicolás Rodríguez 20; Matías Rosas Castaño 4; Juan Carlos Bergel 7, Carlos Báez 16 (FI), Nicolás Lemme 6, Manuel Oillataguerre 4, Valentín Ingrata 22. DT: Pablo Dastugue
Pacific (73): Lucas Romera 16, Marco Roumec 2, Sebastián Godoy Vega 12, Lucas Villanueva 9, Alex Soria 17 (FI), Giuliano Sasso 11, Tomás Flehr 3, David Fric 3. DT: Maximiliano Rubio
Partials: 20-13, 40-35 and 67-55
Judges: Monti, Chantiri and Casalot
Basketball court: Luis María Giordano (Villa Ramallo)
