Olive Independent press on with the goal of reaching the playoffs, and on a special night for their captain, Fernando Martina, visit to Regatas Corrientes. “El Gringo” is playing his 700th game in the National Basketball League.
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– The League (@LigaNacional) April 13, 2023
At 41, the Cordoba enrolls in the high-permanence club in the elite. He was among the 36 players with the most presence in the history of the competition. Martina, with the Ciclista de Junín jersey, made her debut in the National League on October 6, 2005, playing once morest Deportivo Madryn. “El Gringo” was champion of the 2015/16 National League with San Lorenzo.
The cast led by Martín González comes from losing on Monday in Formosa with La Unión (78-70) and fell to 13th place in the standings, and for now is out of Reclassification. Regatas is eighth in the table, with 20 wins and 15 losses.
In the first leg, in Oliva, the team from Corrientes won 87-80.
the independent party
He stood firm, determined Independent in Oliva. Intense in defense, and with circulation in offense, using his variations, he took the lead. Martina, on her special night, added six points almost in a row (in the middle a three-pointer from Pautasso) and the team led by Martín González pulled off an 8-point light: 22-14.
Regatas found solutions on the bench and closed the first chapter down 20-26.
The “I” maintained control at the beginning of the second quarter (30-23), but lost fluidity in the attack. He did not find annotations, although with his defense he continued to command. Regatas came to file by the minimum (29-30) until Oliva’s team broke the drought. With a triple by Agustín Pautasso, he ended the 5-minute streak without converting and closed the segment with a 10-2 run to go into the long break winning 40-31.
Independiente stretched to 11 (44-33) opening the second half, although the venue with the re-entry of the experienced Alejandro Diez once more complicated Oliva’s team. With a 9-2 run, Regatas cut to 2: 42-44 in 3’40. The “I” responded with Martina’s experience, but González’s cast was erratic and the Corrientes team went on to win 53-48 with 1’50 left on the clock.
The “I” closed it better, with a 4-0 to shrink to the minimum, 52-53, at the end of the quarter.