Liga Ouro Round 2 (Regular Season): Osasco 2 is defeated by Cruzeiro

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Liga Ouro. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Osasco at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by Cruzeiro 83-81. Strangely Osasco 2 outrebounded Cruzeiro 47-32 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Emerson Nogueira (200-2003) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American Dominique Coleman (200-1988, college: FMU) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Guard Dalaqua Almentra (183-2000) responded with 16 points, 8 assists and 5 steals. Osasco's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Cruzeiro is looking forward to face Minas in Belo Horizonte in the next round. Osasco will play on the road against Pinheiros 2 in Sao Paulo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Pinheiros beat at home Vitoria by 12 points 82-70, which is the biggest margin this round. Power forward Afonso Pacheco (205-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the effort and Vitor Meili supported him with 19 points. Pinheiros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds by center Gabriel Mendes (206-1996) did not help to save the game for Vitoria. Pinheiros will play against Osasco 2 at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Vitoria will play against Sorocabana 2 to get more than just one victory in their record.

In the last game of round 2 winless Minas lost to undefeated Sorocabana 2 on the opponent's court 46-55.



Sorocabana 2 - Minas 55-46

Very expected game when Minas was defeated on the road by Sorocabana 2 55-46. Sorocabana 2 forced 23 Minas turnovers. Power forward Diego Silva (207-1990) notched a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Lucas Zibecchi (190-2001) supported him with 16 points. Sorocabana 2's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds by center Vinci Oliveira (210-2007) did not help to save the game for Minas. Naturalized Nigerian forward Richard Udoagwa (206-2005, college: Marshalltown) added 8 points and 11 rebounds for the guests. Sorocabana 2 will play against Vitoria in Salvador in the next round. Minas will play at home against Cruzeiro to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Sorocabana 2: L.Zibecchi 16+4reb, D.Silva 10+11reb, V.Silva 7+6reb, A.Cortez 7+3reb+2ast, L.Monteiro 4+4reb+5ast, D.Penteado 4+3reb+3ast
Minas: A.Ramos 12+5reb+2ast, V.Oliveira 10+11reb+2ast, L.Nakazawa 10+3reb+4ast, R.Udoagwa 8+11reb, F.Silva 5+3reb+1ast, N.Ossete 1+4reb

Osasco 2 - Cruzeiro 81-83

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Osasco at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by Cruzeiro 83-81. Strangely Osasco 2 outrebounded Cruzeiro 47-32 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Emerson Nogueira (200-2003) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American Dominique Coleman (200-1988, college: FMU) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Cruzeiro players scored in double figures. Guard Dalaqua Almentra (183-2000) responded with 16 points, 8 assists and 5 steals and power forward Tarek Santana (205-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Osasco's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Cruzeiro is looking forward to face Minas in Belo Horizonte in the next round. Osasco will play on the road against Pinheiros 2 in Sao Paulo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cruzeiro: E.Nogueira 16+7reb+2ast, T.Souza 14+2reb+3ast, A.Ludwing 14+3reb+1ast, W.Sena 13+5reb+1ast, D.Coleman 12+5reb+4ast, L.Farina 6+4reb+5ast
Osasco 2: D.Almentra 16+3reb+8ast, A.Almeida 13+9reb+2ast, T.Santana 13+10reb+1ast, E.Viana 8+4reb+3ast, J.Oliveira 7+2reb+3ast, C.Farias 5+6reb+1ast

Pinheiros 2 - Vitoria 82-70

Pinheiros beat at home Vitoria by 12 points 82-70, which is the biggest margin this round. Pinheiros 2 made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Vitoria turnovers. Pinheiros brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. Power forward Afonso Pacheco (205-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the effort and guard Vitor Meili (190-2006) supported him with 19 points. Pinheiros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds by center Gabriel Mendes (206-1996) did not help to save the game for Vitoria. Guard Jose Vitor Policcici (184-2001) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Pinheiros will play against Osasco 2 at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Vitoria will play against Sorocabana 2 to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Pinheiros 2: A.Pacheco 20+10reb+3ast, V.Meili 19+4reb+1ast, L.Fachin 13+5reb+2ast, L.Lima 9+2reb, B.Boff 8+2reb, M.Cardoso 7+9reb+3ast
Vitoria: J.Vitor Policcici 15+5reb+5ast, G.Mendes 14+14reb, P.Sousa 14+3reb+2ast, G.Miranda 8+3reb+2ast, F.Nascimento 8+11reb+3ast, B.Jones 6+2reb+2ast