Metropolitan Round 5 (Second Stage): 25 de Agosto beat Larranaga by one after a very close game

There are only two more rounds left in the Second Stage in Metropolitan. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 5 in the Metropolitan took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Larranaga (0-4) to sixth ranked 25 de Agosto (2-3) 73-72 on Tuesday evening. American forward Dennis McKinney (193-1998, college: Mt.Mercy, agency: GoEmpire Group) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Diego Tortajada (202-1993) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Center Theo Metzger (200-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 21 rebounds for Larranaga. 25 de Agosto moved-up to fifth place, which they share with U.Atletica and Lagomar. Larranaga at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. 25 de Agosto's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Cordon.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Capitol (2-2) against fourth ranked Colon (3-1) on Tuesday night. Visiting Capitol was defeated by Colon in a tough game in Colon 66-75. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American point guard Casey Jones (195-1993, college: Chattanooga) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Andres Aristimuno chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Colon's coach Ernesto Dorrego allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American Akia Pruitt (203-1997, college: UNCP) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds. Colon keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams. Capitol at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Stockolmo. Colon will play against league's second-placed Tabare on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Capitol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Larranaga.
San Telmo RS's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Lagomar (2-3) 76-63 on Tuesday. Federico Harina nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Bernardo Barrera came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds for Lagomar in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Telmo RS (1-3) left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with Verdirrojo. Loser Lagomar dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with U.Atletica and 25 de Agosto. San Telmo RS's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena O.Mundial.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 5: Stockolmo was smashed by Miramar on the road 87-68. U.Atletica was destroyed by Tabare on its own court 56-78. O.Mundial managed to outperform Verdirrojo in Montevideo 84-73.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists by Santiago Wohlwend of O.Mundial.

Colon - Capitol 75-66

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Capitol (2-2) against fourth ranked Colon (3-1) on Tuesday night. Visiting Capitol was defeated by Colon in a tough game in Colon 66-75. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American point guard Casey Jones (195-1993, college: Chattanooga) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and point guard Andres Aristimuno (184-1992) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Five Colon players scored in double figures. Colon's coach Ernesto Dorrego allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American Akia Pruitt (203-1997, college: UNCP) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and the other American import Anthony Danridge (196-1986, college: N.Mexico) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Colon keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams. Capitol at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Stockolmo. Colon will play against league's second-placed Tabare on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Capitol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Larranaga.
Top scorers:
Capitol: A.Pruitt 25+17reb, A.Danridge 22+9reb, G.Mateo 8+2reb+3ast, C.Bascou 7+5reb+1ast, L.Taboada 3+2reb+3ast, G.Charlie 1
Colon: G.Espindola 16+2reb+1ast, C.Jones 16+14reb+5ast, A.Aristimuno 12+6reb+3ast, S.Alvarez 11+2reb+2ast, C.Scaramuzzino 10+7reb, A.Amaral 4+3reb+2ast

Larranaga - 25 de Agosto 72-73

The most exciting game of round 5 in the Metropolitan took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Larranaga (0-4) to sixth ranked 25 de Agosto (2-3) 73-72 on Tuesday evening. American forward Dennis McKinney (193-1998, college: Mt.Mercy, agency: GoEmpire Group) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Diego Tortajada (202-1993) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four 25 de Agosto players scored in double figures. Center Theo Metzger (200-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 21 rebounds and point guard Maximiliano Nobile (181-1997) added 12 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Larranaga. 25 de Agosto moved-up to fifth place, which they share with U.Atletica and Lagomar. Larranaga at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. 25 de Agosto's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Cordon.
Top scorers:
Larranaga: T.Metzger 26+21reb+1ast, M.Nobile 12+3reb+6ast, J.Sacco 9+7reb+3ast, C.Colman 9+3reb+2ast, C.Mateo 7+3reb+1ast, N.Lewis 7+3reb+1ast
25 de Agosto: D.McKinney 20+10reb+5ast, D.Tortajada 13+9reb, R.Brause 12+3reb+2ast, J.Garbarino 10+3reb+5ast, F.Verrone 9+7reb+3ast, S.Fernandez 6+8reb+2ast

Miramar - Stockolmo 87-68

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eleventh ranked Miramar (3-2) crushed 10th ranked Stockolmo (2-2) in Montevideo 87-68 on Tuesday. Miramar looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Joaquin Nunez (189-2002) nailed 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and point guard JMartin Mayora (181-1995) accounted for 15 points and 6 assists. Four Miramar players scored in double figures. Guard Facundo Terra (185-1998) came up with 15 points and 4 assists and American center Lenny Daniel (203-1987, college: CSUN) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Stockolmo in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Miramar moved-up to tenth place. Loser Stockolmo dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Capitol. Miramar will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Verdirrojo.
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: F.Terra 15+4reb+4ast, V.Nicolas 10+4reb, L.Daniel 10+7reb+1ast, S.Machado 9+4reb+1ast, P.Lucas 7+1reb, Y.Acevedo 6+1reb
Miramar: N.Joaquin 20+1reb+3ast, T.Martin 15+7reb+1ast, J.Mayora 15+3reb+6ast, C.Ware 13+6reb+3ast, P.Ezequiel 8+7reb, E.Gamboa 6+7reb+3ast

San Telmo RS - Lagomar 76-63

San Telmo RS's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Lagomar (2-3) 76-63 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Lagomar 47-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Telmo RS made 7 blocks. Argentinian Federico Harina (186-1991) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Argentinian Valentin Duvanced (, agency: BIG) accounted for 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. Forward Bernardo Barrera (200-1997) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Maximiliano Botta (194-1995) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Lagomar in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Telmo RS (1-3) left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with Verdirrojo. Loser Lagomar dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with U.Atletica and 25 de Agosto. San Telmo RS's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena O.Mundial.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: B.Barrera 14+6reb+1ast, M.Botta 14+5reb+1ast, M.Nessi 13+2reb+5ast, L.Martin 5, R.Trelles 5+6reb+4ast, J.Currington III 4+8reb+2ast
San Telmo RS: F.Harina 18+11reb+2ast, D.Valentin 17+14reb, M.Nicoletti 12, A.Pineiro 11+1reb+1ast, B.Gabriel 8+4reb+3ast, G.Meira 6+4reb+4ast

U.Atletica - Tabare 56-78

Rather expected game when 5th ranked U.Atletica (2-3) was smashed by second ranked Tabare (3-1) in Montevideo 78-56 on Tuesday. Tabare made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Tabare outrebounded U.Atletica 50-30 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. American forward Miles Bowman Jr (198-1993, college: High Point) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and his fellow American import center Ricardo Glenn (203-1990, college: USC Upstate, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 11 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Antonio Bivins (198-1992, college: UMass Lowell) came up with 28 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for U.Atletica in the defeat. Tabare keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser U.Atletica keeps the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with 25 de Agosto and Lagomar. Tabare will meet at home Colon (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. U.Atletica will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
U.Atletica: A.Bivins 28+9reb+3ast, A.Federico 10+5reb+4ast, N.Pereyra 6+4reb+4ast, B.Mateo 4+1reb, C.Wray 3+6reb, J.Dios 3+2reb+1ast
Tabare: M.Bowman Jr. 25+17reb+2ast, O.Medina 22+3reb+3ast, R.Glenn 11+19reb+4ast, C.Xavier 7+4reb+1ast, P.Santiago 5, P.Rusch 5+3reb+2ast

Verdirrojo - O.Mundial 73-84

Rather predictable result when ninth ranked O.Mundial (3-1) won against bottom-ranked Verdirrojo (1-3) in Montevideo 84-73 on Tuesday. O.Mundial outrebounded Verdirrojo 39-27 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) nailed 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Rodrigo Cardozo (191-1992) accounted for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Hector Silva (192) came up with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) added 19 points respectively for Verdirrojo in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. O.Mundial keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams. Verdirrojo lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with three games lost. They share the position with San Telmo RS. O.Mundial's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo San Telmo RS.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: C.Pereira 19+2reb+3ast, H.Silva 15+6reb+4ast, C.Giovanni 12+1reb+2ast, B.Garcia 10+2reb, N.Gentini 9+1reb, S.Omar 3+1reb
O.Mundial: S.Wohlwend 24+8reb+6ast, S.Lucas 18+6reb, E.Taboada 17+5reb+3ast, R.Cardozo 13+10reb+3ast, R.Gusmao 4+6reb+4ast, A.Varela 3+1reb



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