Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero closed the first round of the competition with a defeat on the court of Lujisa Guadalajara Basket.
The Lanzarote team could not count on point guard Ander Fernández in this match, who was injured in his hand, with Federico Toledo having fewer rotations on the bench. The key to the match was in the second quarter, a period in which Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero only scored three points.
The start of the match did not foreshadow the outcome of the match. It was not a brilliant match that the two teams were developing, although it was Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero who took the initiative. In the ranks of Lujisa Guadalajara Basket, the debut of Serbian Stefan Radosavljevic stood out, a player who was playing his first match in the EBA League and who contributed eleven points to his team.
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero concluded the first quarter with a slight advantage, reaching the end of the first ten minutes with a score of 19 to 22. Without a doubt, one of the keys to the match occurred in the second quarter, a period where the team coached by Federico Toledo only scored three points. The Lanzarote team crashed against the defense of Guadalajara Basket and at the end of the first half the match reflected a clear 42 to 25 in favor of the locals.
It was time to row against the current and little by little Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero got back into the match. The advantage that Lujisa Guadalajara Basket had acquired was reduced, and the Lanzarote team achieved a partial score of 14 to 23 in this quarter, putting the score at 56 to 48 with ten minutes left until the end of the match.
The options for Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero increased in the last quarter, with the end of the match being very tight. The match was going to be decided in the last play, when the match was heading for overtime. A basket on the buzzer by Diego García gave the victory to Lujisa Guadalajara Basket, making it a definitive 70 to 68.
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero concludes the first round of the competition in tenth place in the standings, with a balance of 6 wins and 9 losses. The Lanzarote team will play again next weekend as a visitor, facing Zentro Basket Madrid on Saturday night.
Technical Sheet
Lujisa Guadalajara Basket (70): David Ávila (7), Álvaro Frutos (16), Raúl Lázaro (12), Ezequiel Niello (7) and Stefan Radosavljevic (11) -starting five- Jorge Luis Roche (7), Santiago Villena (5), Louis Craft (3) and Diego García (2)
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (68): Víctor Bermúdez (13), Acoydan McCarthy (15), Javi Herrero (19), Richard Nguema (7) and Aziz Leeks (11) -starting five- Elvis Pereira (3), Josafat Martín (0), Luc Lombardy (0)
Partial scores: 19-22, 42-25 (halftime) 56-48, 70-68 (final)
Referees: Pablo Rodríguez Fernández and Ángel de Lucas de Lucas. No one was eliminated.
Incidents: San José Sports Center. Match corresponding to the 15th day of group B of the EBA Basketball League.