Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero visited the CD Estudio court on Saturday afternoon in a new day in Group B of the EBA Basketball League. The Lanzarote team arrived at this day after adding a victory against CB Pozuelo last week and with the aim of chaining the second consecutive victory. It was not an easy match for the team led by Federico Toledo, with a tied score that was decided in the last ten minutes of the match.
Equality was maximum from the beginning of the match. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero had to overcome the rival's defense on the entire court, putting the Madrid team in trouble with the Lanzarote team's ball circulation. CD Estudio took off on the scoreboard in the final stretch of the first quarter, achieving a difference of seven points and concluding the first ten minutes with a result of 23 to 16.
The match was the debut of Serbian Janko Rakonjac with Aloe Plus Lanzarote, a player who is gradually adapting to the dynamics of his new team. In the almost ten minutes he was on the court, he scored the only triple he attempted.
The Lanzarote team reduced the difference and went to the break two points below (42-40), which left the match open for the second half.
The differences continued to be minimal during the development of the second half. The scoreboard reflected a tight 59-56 at the end of the third quarter.
As has happened in previous matches, the best version of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero was recorded in the last ten minutes, scoring a whopping 32 points. An offensive baggage that allowed them to turn the score around and beat CD Estudio by 83 to 88.
The victory places Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero in ninth position in the standings, with a balance of 8 wins and 10 losses. The next day will be against CB Aridane, in a new Canary Island derby in the EBA Basketball League. A match that will have an unusual schedule, being played on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Lanzarote Sports City.
Technical Sheet
CD Estudio (83): Juan Llorente (9), Alejandro Ortiz (11), Eduardo Gómez (0), Ignacio Iriarte (15) and Gabriel Rodríguez (23) -starting five- Michael Drame (0), Eduardo Vicente (2), Rodrigo Álvarez (2), Roberto Tamayo (6), Santiago Silva (1) and Luis Armando Choque (14)
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (88): Víctor Bermúdez (11), Acoydan McCarthy (12), Javi Herrero (14), Richard Nguema (15), Aziz Leeks (18) -starting five- Oliver Delgado (0), Charles Yassi (7), Janko Rakonjac (3), Ander Fernández (8)
Partial scores: 23-16, 42-40 (break) 59-56, 83-88 (final)
Referees: Guillermo Martín Rodríguez-Malo and Carlos Grande Claver. Aziz Leeks was eliminated for five personal fouls in the ranks of Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero
Incidents: Paco Hernández Pavilion. Match corresponding to the 18th day of the EBA Basketball League.