La Bruixa d'Or fights to the end of the second pre-season game with FC Barcelona
La Bruixa d'Or lost 70 to 76 in the second game of the preseason. Despite a difficult start, Borja Comenge's men won the partial of the second and third quarters, and tied the last.
76 FC Barcelona: Pullen 6, Oleson 1, Abrines 16, Todorovic 4, Dorsey 14; Huertas 2, Mbaye, Hezonja 11, Lampe 12, Paulí i Marc García.
Partials: 11-24, 19-18; 22-16, 18-18.
Referees: Perea, Guirao i Cardús
The men of Borja Comenge end up losing by six points (70-76) a game that started very badly. La Bruixa d'Or knew how to straighten and make up the marker. Second preseason game where they debuted with unbeatable Max Kouguere and Haris Giannopoulos . The team was dismissed with a standing ovation by fans at the northern flag of Sabadell, where there was a significant presence of Bages supporters
The start of the match was very complicated for Bàsquet Manresa, which saw the match start with two three-pointers by Alex Abrines and Brad Oleson, they placed an early 0-6. Oliver Arteaga was the leading scorer of the Manresa team in the first period, with 6 of the team's 11 points and kept the team in the game. At the end of the first period, the Borja Comenge men started redirecting their game and found a way to overcome the FC Barcelona , where they debuted yesterday Maciej Lampe. After the first period, in no other quarter did Barça beat La Bruixa d’Or .
The second quarter served La Bruixa d'Or to keep the distance with her opponent. The whole team started to contribute. Arco and Waters opened with a three-pointer, and Espuña tied with a 2 + 1, or Giannopoulos, Kouguere and Kody also added. The partial was favorable to those of Manresa.
The second half started with the best period for La Bruixa d'Or , with a Salva Arco acting as team leader, and Kouguere , starting to show that he is adapting very well. The last quarter was tied at 18 points, but with a Manresa that went from less to more, and had a revival in the last minutes that left good feelings among the audience, which rewarded the effort of the men of Comenge with a ovation.
The Northern Pavilion of Sabadell was a perfect setting for this preparation match, organized by the Manresa Basketball team, on the occasion of the Festa Major, which had the highest level of basketball.
Borja Comenge , a coach from Manresa, spoke after the game: “A game where we have clearly gone from less to more; we can start better, with quality players we have been punished for lack of intensity at the beginning; We have adapted to their level, little by little we have found better; we were at a level similar to our rival in terms of rebound, which is very good news " .