Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conjero could not close the year 2017 by offering a victory to its public, falling on Saturday night by 71 to 78 against NCS Alcobendas. The Lanzarote team maintained their options until the final minutes, unable to overcome the defense of the Madrid team in the last three minutes of the match. NCS Alcobendas with an accurate outside shot in the second half punished the defense of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero.
The match began with the dominance of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero, with the Lanzarote team marking the first differences. A 6-0 run broke the initial equality on the scoreboard in favor of the locals (8-2). NCS Alcobendas gradually got into the game, with the Madrid team achieving a 0-8 run in the last minutes of the first quarter, which allowed them to win in the first ten minutes (21-24).
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero could not overcome the defense of NCS Alcobendas. The local coach, Samuel Sosa, requested a time-out when the visiting team obtained a seven-point advantage (26-33). Andrej Tomic was charged with personal fouls, committing the third in the second quarter. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero reacted with a 7-0 run in the last minute, reaching the break with the result of 37-43.
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero jumped onto the court more plugged in at the beginning of the third quarter. A triple by Jarad Scott and a dunk by Andrej Tomic put the score at 42-43. The run in the first minutes of the second half was 11-1 in favor of the Lanzarote team, returning to take the initiative after many minutes. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero had problems defending the outside shot of NCS Alcobendas, with the Madrid team achieving two triples through Jorge Parra and Sebastián Bacale.
The last quarter began with a three-point advantage in favor of NCS Alcobendas (54-57), with the Madrid team taking the initiative for many minutes. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero approached on the scoreboard, although it failed to complete the comeback. A penetration by Javi Herrero put the local team ahead with three minutes remaining (71-70).
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero got stuck in attack in the last three minutes, failing to overcome the defense of NCS Alcobendas. The players led by Samuel Sosa abused the outside shot, not being successful on this occasion. A triple by Jorge Parra when his possession was running out put the sentence with 28 seconds remaining. The attempts of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero were not enough to at least reduce the differences.
With the score of 71 to 78, the match came to an end, with Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero closing the year 2017 with a defeat in the Lanzarote Sports City. The Lanzarote team has five victories in the first part of the season, and will resume the competition on January 6, receiving the visit of CB Maramajo.
Technical Sheet
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (71): Raúl Rodríguez (12), Jerell Ellis (7), Javier Herrero (18), Andrej Tomic (15) and Jarad Scott (15) -starting five- Pedro Hernández (4), Adrián Montes (0), Elvis Pereira (0), César Hernández (0), Abraham Romero (0) and Armiche Machín (0). Coach: Samuel Sosa
NCS Alcobendas (78): Pablo Rodrigo (10), Roberto Pascuale (4), Nicolás Francisco (8), Guillermo Ruiz (18) and Jorge Parra (9) -starting five- Guillermo Campos (0), Miguel Young (11), Sebastián Bacale (10) and Alejandro Fortes (8).
Partial scores: 21-24, 37-43 (break) 54-57, 71-78 (final)
Referees: Iván Díaz Hernández and Héctor Báez Batista. Without eliminated.
Incidents: Lanzarote Sports City Pavilion. Match corresponding to the 13th day of group B of the EBA Basketball League.