Fibwi Palma has added its first victory of the preseason by winning at the home of Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni in the second day of the AON Illes Balears Trophy. The Mallorcans had a great game in which they went winning even sixteen points and they have known how to suffer and recover from an irregular third quarter to achieve the first victory of this month of September. The Mallorcan team entered the game a little cold, conceding an initial 4-0 run but quickly the Pablo Cano They were in charge of turning the score around with a 0-8 partial that gave the Mallorcans an advantage, who from that moment on were not going to stop controlling the scoreboard with good collective work and good success in the offensive rebound. that allowed them close the first quarter with 19-26.
In the second quarter, Fibwi Palma did not take its foot off the accelerator and continued to hold firm in the game with an Owen Long who also maintained the good success already seen in the Spanish Cup match against Amics Castelló with baskets of great quality. Furthermore, the Mallorcans were still very serious about rebounding and They managed to place themselves with a clear 23-36 passing through the halfway point of the second quarter of the match. Pablo Cano’s men confirmed their growth with a final stretch of the second quarter in which they scored to go to the break with a clear 32-46 on the scoreboard.
The start of the third quarter came with a spectacular triple from Xabi Beraza who, almost without time and from more than eight meters, scored from three to put even more advantage on the scoreboard for the Mallorcans. However, The Ibizans reacted to close the gap and placed themselves at 41-49 on the scoreboard against a Fibwi Palma that could not find the Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni basket so easily and that saw how Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni closed the gap on the scoreboard, putting themselves at 50-55 on the scoreboard, taking advantage of the local problems to capture rebounds until a triple by Tiago Días put the game back to eight points for the locals. The referees pointed out technique to Jon Ander Aramburu and the match was adjusted, placing the score at 54-60, closing the third quarter with 56-60 for Pablo Cano’s team, who, yes, had a third quarter that was not very successful.
The third quarter started not too well for Fibwi Palma who saw how Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni managed to get 61-63 on the scoreboard but a good basket by Owen Long put the game at 61-65. The Mallorcans recovered by increasing their defensive intensity and managed to score from the triple through Owen Long to leave the duel at 61-70 after scoring earlier a good Franco Miller basket. Pablo Cano’s men were walking steadily towards their first victory of the preseason after a good recovery action by Beraza that was culminated by Owen Long with an easy layup. The Ibizans closed the gap again and Pablo Cano stopped the game to avoid problems when the scoreboard showed a favorable 65-74 for Fibwi Palma. In the end the game ended 69-80 for Fibwi Palma who, in this way, achieved his first victory of the preseason and also saw how Owen Long was named MVP of the match after his great performance
Sant Antoni Basketball Class: De la Rua (4), Álex Llorca (13), Jaime Llamas (5), Jan Zidek (19), Samuel Taiwo (8). Josep Peris (12), Antón Bouzán (2), Javi Rodríguez (3), Laron Smith (1), Erik Borg (0) and Edu Arqués (2) also played.
Fibwi Palma: Owen Long (19), Álex Huguet (4), Franco Miller (7), Xabi Beraza (13), Jone Pedro (5). Also playing were Pau Tendero (0), Jon Ander Aramburu (6), Jorge Martínez (10), Patrick Santos (5), Sidney Correia (11), Tiago Dias (0).
Partials: 19-26, 13-20, 24-14, 13-20.
Referees: Presseguer Bombardó and Cervero Fraile. No eliminations due to personal fouls. They called Jon Ander Aramburu technical and Peris unsportsmanlike.
