Important and worked victory obtained by the children's players CB Joventut Xàbia before the CB Lucentum Alicante (57-61). This fourth victory, in six matches, shows that the team continues its good performance in this hard preferential championship, 2ª category of the Valencian Community.
The match began with a very positive attitude of the green ones, encouraging even to press on the whole track despite being only eight players. Thanks to that pressure, the first advantages were visitors, 3-7. The locals would soon abuse their physical superiority in the form of baskets after offensive rebound. At the end of the first quarter, tables on the scoreboard tied to 9.
In the second quarter, the game continued on the same path, with a very good game on the part of the visitors who overcame the local pressure with success. It's a pity that they did not have a high launch percentage that would have increased the advantage with which the fourth finished, (14-16).
In the third quarter, the Joventut threatened to break the game after being seven points ahead and a feeling of control of the game. But that distance evaporated in three seconds with a partial 5-0 for the locals. Again, a lot of equality, but always with the green ones dominating the scoreboard, (23-27).
The fourth period was the worst of the visitors so far. At no time were they able to overcome the pressure of the locals, and the offensive precipitations meant that those of the Alicante capital turned the scoreboard over with a triple on the horn, closing a part of 9-2 that left the score in 32-29 at rest.
After the rest time, the Joventut players completed 10 exceptional minutes of play. Working hard in defense, circulating the ball with judgment and success in attack and forcing many personal rivals. All contributed their bit to the team. An advantage of 9 points was obtained to face the final stretch of the game.
After the accumulated part of 6-18 in those minutes, Joventut dominated by 38-47. The seventh period began with a triple for Xàbia, which gave them the maximum difference of the match, 38-50. Everything seemed controlled after the first three minutes of the period, with the difference in 10 points. The local team got in 2 minutes what was not
I had managed in the 33 previous minutes, to overcome the team xabiero with a part of 11-0 in that short space of time.
The game entered a new phase with 5 minutes left until the end. Two free throws in the last seconds gave new advantage for the visitors, 51-52, who saw how a controlled game was complicated.
The decisive period began with three consecutive points for those of Xàbia, who again opened the margin of 4 points (51-55 in the 37 minute). The free throws were going to decide the game.
Only in this last room, the visitors launched 18, being yes, a percentage ballast with only 7 annotated. For their part, the 4 8 scored 6, but that was insufficient to overcome the match. With only one basket in play for each team, Joventut took the partial by 9-57 and the long-suffering victory with the final result of 61-XNUMX.
