La Liga Proximo Round 18 (Regular Season): La Union lose to Argentino

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Junin between third ranked La Union (11-4) and tenth ranked Argentino (6-8) on Sunday night. La Union was defeated by Argentino on the road 61-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. It was a good game for who led his team to a victory with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. contributed with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Argentino's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Franco Gimenez (190) replied with 20 points and 8 rebounds for La Union. Despite that victory Argentino went down to eleventh position due to points difference. La Union at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play at home against the league's second-placed Obras where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
The game in Almagra supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Regatas (9-3) played at the court of 7th ranked San Lorenzo (8-6). Regatas smashed San Lorenzo 77-43. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lorenzo. had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Juan Ferreyra chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was Alejo Sanchez with 7 points and 4 assists. San Lorenzo's coach Juan Veira gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Regatas moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Independ.O. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the seventh position with six games lost. They share it with Gimnasia. Regatas will play against Ferro (#6) in Buenos Aires in the next round. San Lorenzo will have a break next round.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Gimnasia CR (8-6) and Obera (6-7), which took place in Comodoro Rivadavia. Higher ranked Gimnasia CR lost at home to eleventh ranked Obera 67-71 on Sunday. Tobias Reizner notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 22 rebounds to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds by Jesus Centeno did not help to save the game for Gimnasia. Gimnasia CR's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Obera moved-up to tenth place. Loser Gimnasia CR keeps the seventh position with six games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gimnasia will play against Quimsa (#17) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 18: Atenas was beaten by Platense on the road 88-77. Ferro destroyed Quimsa on its own court 88-63. Obera outscored Boca Jrs. in a road game 97-67.



Gimnasia - Obera 67-71

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Gimnasia CR (8-6) and Obera (6-7), which took place in Comodoro Rivadavia. Higher ranked Gimnasia CR lost at home to eleventh ranked Obera 67-71 on Sunday. Obera outrebounded Gimnasia 53-27 including a 40-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tobias Reizner notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 22 rebounds to lead the effort and swingman Drazen Sinigoj (192-2005) supported him with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Obera players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds by Venezuelan center Jesus Centeno (205-2006) did not help to save the game for Gimnasia. added 15 points and 4 assists. Gimnasia CR's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Obera moved-up to tenth place. Loser Gimnasia CR keeps the seventh position with six games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gimnasia will play against Quimsa (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: J.Centeno 23+13reb+2ast, S.Natalio 15+4reb+4ast, J.Copesky 9+3reb+2ast, A.Valentino 7+2reb, M.Ciro 6+4reb+3ast, D.Simon 4
Obera: C.Albano 16+7reb+1ast, S.Drazen 16+6reb+6ast, E.Niebles 14+9reb, T.Reizner 13+22reb+1ast, M.Koziarski 9+5reb+2ast, M.Mousquere 3+1reb+1ast

Argentino - La Union 71-61

The most important game in the last round took place in Junin between third ranked La Union (11-4) and tenth ranked Argentino (6-8) on Sunday night. La Union was defeated by Argentino on the road 61-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. It was a good game for Francisco Suarez who led his team to a victory with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Santiago Bilbao contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Argentino's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Franco Gimenez (190) replied with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Paraguayan Hugo Paez (-2005, agency: BIG) added 13 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for La Union. Despite that victory Argentino went down to eleventh position due to points difference. La Union at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play at home against the league's second-placed Obras where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
La Union: F.Gimenez 20+8reb+2ast, H.Paez 13+8reb, A.Moresco 8+8reb+2ast, R.Emanuel 7+5reb+1ast, G.Thiago 6+6reb+2ast, A.Benjamin 3+1reb
Argentino: F.Suarez 24+5reb+4ast, S.Bilbao 14+10reb+1ast, J.Cangelosi 10+1reb+1ast, F.Capelli 7+5reb, M.Caporaletti 6+2reb+2ast, D.Perez 4+2reb+1ast

Platense - Atenas 88-77

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Platense (7-5) beat 18th ranked Atenas (3-13) in Florida 88-77 on Monday. Platense forced 21 Atenas turnovers. Forward Santino Mazzucchelli (196-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and swingman Mariano Goicoechea (195-2004) supported him with 23 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Platense's coach Martin De Zan allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds by did not help to save the game for Atenas. Swingman Drazen Sinigoj (192-2005) added 17 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Platense maintains ninth position with 7-5 record. Atenas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighteenth place with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Atenas: M.German 17+3reb+1ast, D.Tomas 15+1reb, M.Jeronimo 14+14reb+2ast, G.Matias 12+2reb+7ast, V.Facundo 8+7reb, M.Claudio 5+5reb
Platense: G.Mariano 23+1reb+5ast, G.Pappalardi 16+6reb+4ast, M.Santino 15+13reb+4ast, J.Goncalves 13+4reb+2ast, B.Vicente 9, A.Urbina 6+3reb+1ast

Ferro - Quimsa 88-63

Very expected game when 17th ranked Quimsa (3-8) was smashed by sixth ranked Ferro (9-4) in Buenos Aires 88-63 on Tuesday. Ferro forced 21 Quimsa turnovers and outrebounded them 41-27 including 28 on the defensive glass. Martin Gonzalez notched 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and guard Ulises Martorell (198-2006) supported him with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Ferro's coach Juan Di Gilio felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 21 points by guard Facundo Peralta (186) did not help to save the game for Quimsa. Romeo Amprimo added 12 points. Ferro have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 9-4 record. Loser Quimsa keeps the seventeenth place with eight games lost. Ferro will meet at home higher ranked Regatas (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Quimsa will play against Gimnasia (#7) in Comodoro Rivadavia and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: F.Peralta 21+4reb, R.Amprimo 12+3reb+1ast, M.Lucio 10+1reb+3ast, I.Pizarro 7+4reb, N.Gonzalez 5+3reb, S.Bogado 4+9reb
Ferro: J.Clavell 11+2reb+1ast, M.Gonzalez 11+5reb+6ast, M.Cerruti 11+2reb+2ast, T.Flossi 11+5reb+2ast, M.Ulises 8+6reb+4ast, C.Jara 8+5reb+1ast

Boca Jrs. - Obera 67-97

Rather predictable result when eleventh ranked Obera (6-7) rolled over 15th ranked Boca Jrs (4-11) in Buenos Aires 97-67 on Monday. Obera dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Boca Jrs's 22 and had 23 for 32 from the free-throw line, while Boca Jrs. only scored six points from the stripe. Guard Albano Costa (192-2006) notched 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and Tobias Reizner supported him with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Even 10 points and 6 rebounds by guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) did not help to save the game for Boca Jrs.. Guard Ulises Martorell (198-2006) added 12 points. Five Obera and four Boca Jrs. players scored in double figures. Boca Jrs' coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Obera moved-up to tenth place. Loser Boca Jrs keeps the fifteenth position with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: T.Martin 12+2reb+2ast, E.Juarez 11+1reb+1ast, I.Drocezesky 10+2reb+3ast, T.Drocezesky 10+6reb+2ast, A.Thiago 8+3reb+2ast, D.Agustin 5+6reb
Obera: C.Albano 23+9reb+5ast, S.Drazen 23+4reb+7ast, E.Niebles 21+2reb, T.Reizner 16+16reb+3ast, M.Koziarski 10+3reb+1ast, J.Bino 2+3reb

San Lorenzo - Regatas 43-77

The game in Almagra supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Regatas (9-3) played at the court of 7th ranked San Lorenzo (8-6). Regatas smashed San Lorenzo 77-43. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lorenzo. Regatas held San Lorenzo to an opponent 24.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 51.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Regatas had a 39-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. Viktor Bender had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Juan Ferreyra chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was Alejo Sanchez with 7 points and 4 assists and Facundo Ibanez scored 9 points. San Lorenzo's coach Juan Veira gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Regatas moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Independ.O. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the seventh position with six games lost. They share it with Gimnasia. Regatas will play against Ferro (#6) in Buenos Aires in the next round. San Lorenzo will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: I.Facundo 9+2reb+1ast, C.Francisco 9+3reb, S.Alejo 7+2reb+4ast, T.Santiago 6+1reb+2ast, A.Joaquin 4+3reb+2ast, E.Tadeo 3+1reb
Regatas: M.Sanz 20+1reb, J.Ferreyra 18+7reb+3ast, V.Bender 15+12reb+5ast, L.Exequiel 9+5reb+4ast, O.Ignacio 6+4reb, L.Alan 5+5reb+1ast