La Liga Round 4 (Regular Season): Obera is defeated by Ferro

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Obera (2-1) in Buenos Aires on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by eighteenth ranked Ferro (1-2) 96-89. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Obera. Ferro looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 rebounds and forward Mariano Fierro (200-1986) who added 18 points during the contest. At the losing side American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Slash Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Ferro left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Obera at the other side dropped to the sixth position with one game lost. They share it with San Martin and San Lorenzo. Ferro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Obera will play on the road against San Lorenzo (#7) in Almagro and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Obras has registered their first victory this season after one consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in Mar del Plata, where they defeated Penarol (1-3) 106-89. The winners were led by Chilean point guard Felipe Inyaco (192-2002) who scored that evening 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Andre Spight supported him with 17 points. Even 19 points and 6 rebounds by the former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) did not help to save the game for Penarol. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Obras (1-1) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place. Penarol at the other side dropped to the seventeenth position with three games lost. They share it with Zarate. Obras will play against Argentino (#19) in Junin in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Bottom-ranked Argentino (0-3) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their third consecutive match to sixth ranked Boca (3-1) 80-68 on Tuesday evening. Jose Vildoza fired 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Boca's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Manny Payton produced 19 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for lost side. Boca moved-up to third place, which they share with Regatas and Platense. Loser Argentino still closes the standings with three games lost. Boca will meet at home Gimnasia (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Argentino will play against Obras (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 4: Regatas won against Ferro on the opponent's court 81-71. Zarate unfortunately lost to San Martin in a home game 70-85. Regatas managed to beat San Lorenzo on the road 73-69. Instituto lost to undefeated Olimpico on its own court 69-83. Quimsa beat Riachuelo LR in Santiado del Estero 108-98.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points and 4 assists by Nicolas De los Santos of Riachuelo LR.



Ferro - Regatas 71-81

Very expected game in Buenos Aires where 18th ranked Ferro (1-2) was defeated by seventh ranked Regatas (3-1) 81-71 on Tuesday. Point guard Andres Jaime (184-2000) fired 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American center Gary McGhee (210-1988, college: Pittsburgh) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. Four Regatas players scored in double figures. Forward Mariano Fierro (200-1986) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Regatas moved-up to third place, which they share with Boca and Platense. Loser Ferro dropped to the thirteenth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.
Top scorers:
Ferro: M.Fierro 18+8reb, L.Emiliano 11+4reb+1ast, D.Tintorelli 8+3reb, L.Mare 7+1reb, T.Spano 7+3reb+6ast, B.Franco 6+1reb+2ast
Regatas: S.Safar 19+3reb+2ast, A.Jaime 15+8reb+6ast, G.McGhee 11+11reb+2ast, X.Carreras 11+2reb+1ast, A.Diez 9+4reb+1ast, T.Franchela 9+1reb

Argentino - Boca 68-80

Bottom-ranked Argentino (0-3) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their third consecutive match to sixth ranked Boca (3-1) 80-68 on Tuesday evening. The former international point guard Jose Vildoza (191-1996, agency: Octagon Europe) fired 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international Leonel Schattmann (193-1987) chipped in 18 points. Four Boca players scored in double figures. Boca's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Manny Payton (183-1997, college: FSU) produced 19 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and point guard Guillermo Aliende (178-1997) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Boca moved-up to third place, which they share with Regatas and Platense. Loser Argentino still closes the standings with three games lost. Boca will meet at home Gimnasia (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Argentino will play against Obras (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Argentino: M.Payton 19+1reb+1ast, N.Gimenez 12+3reb, G.Aliende 11+6reb+3ast, C.Luis 9+4reb, R.Santino 6+2reb, J.Cangelosi 5+3reb+2ast
Boca: L.Schattmann 18+1reb+2ast, J.Vildoza 12+8reb+5ast, L.Mainoldi 12+6reb, M.Mata 11+5reb+2ast, R.Barber 9+3reb+1ast, S.Vega 8+3reb+2ast

Zarate - San Martin 70-85

Rather predictable result when thirteenth ranked San Martin (2-1) defeated on the road 16th ranked Zarate (1-3) 85-70 on Wednesday. Guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) fired 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Lucas Gargallo (196-1995) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Five San Martin players scored in double figures. Agustin Brocal (191-1997) produced 34 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Lucas Andujar (185-1996) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for lost side. Zarate's coach Juan Anglese rotated ten players saving starting five for next games. San Martin moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Obera and San Lorenzo. Newly promoted Zarate dropped to the seventeenth position with three games lost. They share it with Penarol. San Martin will meet Independ.O. (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zarate will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Zarate: A.Brocal 34+6reb+4ast, S.Chaine 14+7reb+2ast, L.Andujar 10+5reb+9ast, D.Pineda 6+3reb+3ast, E.Rupcic 2+6reb, M.Perez 2
San Martin: A.Perez 18+7reb+2ast, V.Rolando 17+6reb, L.Gargallo 15+6reb+5ast, M.Franco 11+2reb+2ast, V.Garello 10+7reb, G.Garcia 7+2reb+3ast

Penarol - Obras 89-106

Obras has registered their first victory this season after one consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in Mar del Plata, where they defeated Penarol (1-3) 106-89. Obras players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The winners were led by Chilean point guard Felipe Inyaco (192-2002) who scored that evening 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (190-1995, college: N.Colorado, agency: Helping Ballers) supported him with 17 points. Even 19 points and 6 rebounds by the former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) did not help to save the game for Penarol. Forward Octavio Sarmiento (198-2001) added 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for lost side. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Obras (1-1) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place. Penarol at the other side dropped to the seventeenth position with three games lost. They share it with Zarate. Obras will play against Argentino (#19) in Junin in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Penarol: T.Monacchi 19+6reb, S.Octavio 17+6reb+1ast, J.Ruiz 13+1reb+5ast, R.Whitfield 12+5reb+4ast, J.Valinotti 9+5reb+3ast, A.Thornton 7+5reb
Obras: I.Felipe 19+5reb+4ast, A.Spight 17+4reb+1ast, V.Juan 12+4reb+4ast, S.Franco 12+1ast, J.Solarin 11+2reb+1ast, R.Andela 10+5reb

Ferro - Obera 96-89

The most surprising game was the first loss of Obera (2-1) in Buenos Aires on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by eighteenth ranked Ferro (1-2) 96-89. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Obera. Ferro looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 rebounds and forward Mariano Fierro (200-1986) who added 18 points during the contest. Five Ferro players scored in double figures. At the losing side American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Slash Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) scored 25 points. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Ferro left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Obera at the other side dropped to the sixth position with one game lost. They share it with San Martin and San Lorenzo. Ferro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Obera will play on the road against San Lorenzo (#7) in Almagro and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Obera: C.Guyton 25+2reb+2ast, C.Mitchell 23+10reb+2ast, A.Barreiro 10+4reb+1ast, J.Evans 9+6reb, J.Torresi 8+4reb, J.Laterza 7+2reb+1ast
Ferro: T.Spano 19+8reb+2ast, M.Fierro 18+2reb+2ast, B.Franco 11+1reb+4ast, C.Buemo 11+2reb, V.Bettiga 10+5reb+6ast, D.Tintorelli 10+1reb+1ast

San Lorenzo - Regatas 69-73

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Almagro where 6th ranked San Lorenzo (2-1) was defeated by seventh ranked Regatas (3-1) 73-69 on Thursday. Regatas made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Regatas outrebounded San Lorenzo 45-29 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Andres Jaime (184-2000) fired 23 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winners. Naturalized Dominican forward Xavier Carreras (198-1994) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) produced 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the former international center Ivan Basualdo (203-1990) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four San Lorenzo players scored in double figures. Regatas moved-up to third place, which they share with Boca and Platense. Loser San Lorenzo keeps the sixth position with one game lost. They share it with Obera and San Martin. Regatas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Lorenzo will play against Obera (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: F.Grun 20+6reb+4ast, S.Lugo 11+4reb+1ast, L.Perez 10+2reb+2ast, I.Basualdo 10+10reb+1ast, G.Cordoba 7+3reb+2ast, C.Francisco 6+1reb+2ast
Regatas: A.Jaime 23+5reb+3ast, X.Carreras 13+8reb+1ast, F.Vieta 12+5reb, T.Franchela 7+2reb+1ast, S.Safar 6+6reb+1ast, A.Diez 6+4reb

Instituto - Olimpico 69-83

Everything went according to plan in Cordoba where top-ranked Olimpico (3-0) beat 12th ranked Instituto (1-2) 83-69 on Thursday. The former international Tomas Zanzottera (188-1993) fired 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Forward Patricio Tabarez (195-1991) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. Four Olimpico players scored in double figures. The former international forward Bautista Lugarini (203-2001) produced 10 points and 7 rebounds and the former international Mauro Cosolito (192-1988) added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpico keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Quimsa. Loser Instituto dropped to the thirteenth place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Olimpico will meet Riachuelo LR (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Instituto will play against the league's second-placed Quimsa and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Instituto: J.Saiz 11+3reb+1ast, B.Lugarini 10+7reb+2ast, R.Acuna 9+3reb, P.Nicola 8+3reb+1ast, L.Vildoza 7+2reb+4ast, M.Cosolito 6+7reb+4ast
Olimpico: N.Alex 16+3reb, J.Machuca 14+1reb+2ast, T.Zanzottera 11+7reb+2ast, P.Tabarez 11+5reb+3ast, N.Romano 9+5reb+1ast, J.Arengo 8+2reb+1ast

Riachuelo LR - Quimsa 98-108

There was no surprise in La Rioja where 14th ranked Riachuelo LR (1-2) was defeated by top-ranked Quimsa (3-0) 108-98 on Thursday. American Brandon Robinson (196-1989, college: Clayton St.) fired 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Juan Brussino (185-1991) chipped in 17 points. The former international point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) produced 20 points and 4 assists and American guard Latraius Mosley (198-1990, college: Life) added 15 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Quimsa have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Olimpico. Loser Riachuelo LR dropped to the thirteenth place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Quimsa will meet Instituto (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Riachuelo LR will play against the league's leader Olimpico and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: N.De los Santos 20+4reb+4ast, A.Ibarguen 15+9reb+1ast, L.Mosley 15+10reb+2ast, A.Young 13+3reb+1ast, V.Fernandez 12, J.Maldonado 7+1reb+3ast
Quimsa: B.Robinson 20+5reb+2ast, J.Brussino 17+4reb+3ast, C.Ramirez 15+4reb+2ast, T.Gallizzi 13+6reb, E.Basabe 11+5reb, B.Sansimoni 11+3reb+2ast