Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero suffered against Real Madrid on Saturday night their second defeat of the season in the EBA Basketball League, in a match in which they showed their face again and that was decided in favor of Real Madrid by small details. The "oranges" dominated the match during several phases of it, doing a lot of damage with the good inside game of Andrej Tomic and the perfect direction of Raúl Rodríguez. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero was not successful in free throw shots and allowed Real Madrid to have second chances by capturing 19 offensive rebounds.
The match began with an Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero that established its power under the hoops, led by Andrej Tomic and a masterful Raúl Rodríguez in the direction. Four of the five players in the quintet formed by Raúl Rodríguez, Cécimo Armas, Twymond Howard, Jarad Scott and Andrej Tomic, scored in the first six attacks of the team. The defense of the Lanzarote team put Real Madrid in trouble, with Jarad Scott paired with Salsón, the most decisive player of the whites, doing a worthy job of containment. The first quarter concluded with the result of 11 to 18.
Real Madrid reacted in the second quarter, proposing a more open attack and trying to get Andrej Tomic out of the zone, after the Bosnian put two blocks in the first quarter. Jarad Scott's second personal foul limited the options of the oranges. Salsón scored two free throws to tie the score (25-25) and Raúl Rodríguez was again the first sword of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero, scoring a three-pointer from eight meters to put his team ahead. At halftime, the score was 32-35 in favor of the Lanzarote team.
The defenses of the two teams improved after the break. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero, knowing that they had to regain momentum from the defense, applied more pressure and diligence in their actions. Real Madrid fought to get Tomic out of the paint, oscillating the rents of two or three points in favor of one or another team. A spectacular counterattack by Raúl Rodríguez resulted in the Arrecife player hitting his head on the ground, in a tough action by the white defense that began to physically punish the orange point guard.
The 2+1 action was used by Raúl Rodríguez to tie the score again with one minute left in the quarter (46-46). Samuel Sosa ordered a zone defense to protect the paint and try the orange reaction. The result of 50-49 at the end of the third period left the match open for the last ten minutes.
Sasón's fourth personal foul allowed Andrej Tomic to score more easily from the paint, scoring 18 points in this match. The lack of success from the free throw line of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (10-21) diminished the options of the Lanzarote team to surprise in the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas. The last two minutes of the match were reached with the result of 61-61.
Maxi Soler took command of Real Madrid's operations and led his team's attacks. Six consecutive points of his were answered by a quality basket by Twymond Howard, putting the score at 66-63 with 1:30 left. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero had up to three chances to improve the partial score, not closing the defensive rebound and allowing the locals to score baskets under the hoop. From 66-63 the score went to 71-64 with 30 seconds left, closing Real Madrid the match and adding their second victory of the season (71-65).
The coach of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero, Samuel Sosa, commented that "the lack of success in free throws and rebounds in attack (19), have been key in the defeat of the team". "We have competed well against a great team, but we have to take a step further and start adding victories", added the orange coach.
After suffering the second defeat of the season in the EBA Basketball League, Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero will receive the visit of Eurocolegio Casvi next week, an important match to start adding in a positive way. The match will be played on Saturday at 20:00 hours in the Pavilion of the Ciudad Deportiva Lanzarote, returning the national basketball to the capital of the island.
Technical Sheet
Real Madrid (71): Kareem Sherlock Queeley (0), Paulino Javier Salsón (14), Usman Garuba (8), Mario Nakic (10) and Jan Patrik Pantzar (7) -starting five- Maximiliano Sole (10), Diego de Blas (2), Carlos Unanue (10), Golden Nnaemeka (8) and Héctor Jiménez (2). Coach: Javier Suárez
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (65): Raúl Rodríguez (20), Twymond Howard (7), Andrej Tomic (18), Cécimo Armas (5) and Jarad Scott (4) -starting five- Amaurys Robles (0), Adrián Montes (0), Elvis Pereira (0), Javier Herrero (11). Coach: Samuel Sosa
Partials: 11-18, 32-35 (halftime) 50-49, 71-65 (final)
Referees: Rodrigo Garvín Domingo and Mario Cayuela Torres. No eliminated
Incidents: Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid. Match corresponding to the 2nd day of group B of the EBA Basketball League.