Metropolitan Round 9 (Regular Season): Montevideo defeats Bohemios in the closest game of the week

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

The most exciting game of round 9 in the Metropolitan took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked Bohemios (4-5) to sixth ranked Montevideo (6-2) 100-98 on Saturday evening. Montevideo forced 21 Bohemios turnovers. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up and scored 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners and center Mauricio Arregui (200-1998) chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Montevideo moved-up to second place, which they share with U.Atletica and Goes. Bohemios at the other side keep the eighth position with five games lost. Montevideo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Lagomar.
Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Fourth ranked Goes (6-2) saved a 3-point derby victory at home edging 6th ranked Stockolmo (5-4) 64-61 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Stockolmo. Naturalized Brazilian Luciano Previatti (197-2003) nailed 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Tyler Harris accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) came up with 22 points and 6 rebounds for Stockolmo in the defeat. Goes moved-up to second place, which they share with U.Atletica and Montevideo. Stockolmo at the other side dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Bohemios.
A very close game took place in Montevideo (derby !!!) between Capitol and L.Borges. Seventh ranked Capitol (5-2) got a very close home victory over 14th ranked L.Borges (2-7). Capitol managed to escape with a 3-point win 65-62 on Friday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The best player for the winners was Juan Galletto who scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Sergio Conceicao who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds. Capitol have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser L.Borges keep the fourteenth position with seven games lost. Capitol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Stockolmo.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 9: Lagomar won against Larranaga on the opponent's court 82-77. Bottom-ranked O.Mundial unfortunately lost to Olimpia in a home game 75-82. Verdirrojo was rolled over Colon on the road 58-77.



Goes - Stockolmo 64-61

Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Fourth ranked Goes (6-2) saved a 3-point derby victory at home edging 6th ranked Stockolmo (5-4) 64-61 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Stockolmo. Naturalized Brazilian Luciano Previatti (197-2003) nailed 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and American center Tyler Harris (208-1993, college: Auburn) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Harris is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) came up with 22 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Nicolas Garcia (182-1988) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Stockolmo in the defeat. Goes moved-up to second place, which they share with U.Atletica and Montevideo. Stockolmo at the other side dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Bohemios.
Top scorers:
Goes: L.Previatti 18+8reb+1ast, T.Harris 12+7reb+3ast, M.Vazquez 12+9reb, D.Alvarez 6+3reb, S.Sosa 6+1reb+3ast, J.Nunez 5+3reb+2ast
Stockolmo: L.Castellani 22+6reb+1ast, F.Terra 14+4reb+2ast, N.Garcia 13+6reb+5ast, M.MacMullen 4+3reb+3ast, T.Copelotti 3+5reb, I.Gadnich 3+5reb

Capitol - L.Borges 65-62

A very close game took place in Montevideo (derby !!!) between Capitol and L.Borges. Seventh ranked Capitol (5-2) got a very close home victory over 14th ranked L.Borges (2-7). Capitol managed to escape with a 3-point win 65-62 on Friday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Capitol forced 19 L.Borges turnovers. The best player for the winners was point guard Juan Galletto (182-1996) who scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Brazilian center Sergio Conceicao (209-2000) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) added 18 points respectively. Capitol have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser L.Borges keep the fourteenth position with seven games lost. Capitol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Stockolmo.
Top scorers:
Capitol: J.Galletto 28+6reb+1ast, M.Aguilera 16+8reb+3ast, M.Bianchi 11+11reb+1ast, S.Tucuna 7+6reb+1ast, C.Bascou 3+4reb+3ast, L.Planells 0+2ast
L.Borges: S.Conceicao 23+18reb+2ast, F.Ambrosoni 18+3reb+3ast, F.Verrone 7+12reb+5ast, Y.Acevedo 5+1reb+1ast, T.Bentancour 5, F.Izarrualde 4+2reb+6ast

Larranaga - Lagomar 77-82

There was a minor upset in Montevideo where 10th ranked Larranaga (3-6) was defeated by twelfth ranked Lagomar (3-5) 82-77 on Friday. Lagomar made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) who scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Andres Aristimuno (184-1992) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Lagomar's coach Alejandro Muro allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) who recorded a double-double by scoring 28 points and 14 rebounds and forward Nicolas Martinez (206-2003) added 17 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Four Larranaga players scored in double figures. Lagomar moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Tabare. Loser Larranaga dropped to the twelfth position with six games lost. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: V.Andrade 17+7reb+1ast, A.Aristimuno 16+3reb+4ast, M.Larrea 11+2reb+2ast, G.Barrera 9+1reb+7ast, F.Haller 9+10reb+2ast, S.Moglia 8+2reb+4ast
Larranaga: A.Zuvich 28+14reb+2ast, N.Martinez 17+9reb+1ast, M.Bolivar 14+3reb+2ast, M.Cancela 12+1reb+3ast, J.Jones 4+2ast, F.Pomoli 2+6reb+2ast

O.Mundial - Olimpia 75-82

Very predictable result in Montevideo where third ranked Olimpia (6-1) defeated bottom-ranked O.Mundial (1-7) 82-75 on Friday. Olimpia looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Sebastian Ottonello (200-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Olimpia's coach Nicolas Altalef allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Facundo Medina (190-1994) who recorded 21 points and 8 rebounds and forward Santiago Massa (190-1997) added 19 points respectively. Olimpia have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. O.Mundial lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with seven games lost. Olimpia will meet at home Colon (#5) in the next round. O.Mundial will play against Tabare (#11) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: S.Ottonello 21+11reb+2ast, D.Delgado 19+8reb+4ast, F.Garcia 16+7reb+9ast, S.Scott 13+6reb+2ast, T.Leites 4+1reb, A.Mendez 3+3reb+2ast
O.Mundial: F.Medina 21+8reb+2ast, S.Massa 19+2reb+3ast, A.Gentile 10+9reb+1ast, T.Araujo 8+4reb+2ast, E.Gonzalez 7+7reb+1ast, G.Brun 6+4reb+5ast

Colon - Verdirrojo 77-58

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Verdirrojo (3-4) was rolled over on the road by sixth ranked Colon (6-3) 77-58 on Saturday. Colon forced 19 Verdirrojo turnovers. The best player for the winners was center Theo Metzger (200-1999) who scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Gianfranco Espindola (196-1999) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Randy Rickards (201-2000, college: WILMU) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points and 17 rebounds and the other American import guard Taalib Holloman (193, college: WILMU) added 9 points respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Colon moved-up to fifth place. Loser Verdirrojo keeps the ninth position with four games lost. Colon will meet league's leader Olimpia in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Verdirrojo will play against Sayago (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Colon: T.Metzger 16+9reb+1ast, G.Espindola 13+6reb+3ast, M.Oyenard 12+9reb+1ast, N.Rodriguez 11+2reb, P.Rusch 8+2reb+5ast, G.Corbisiero 7+3reb+3ast
Verdirrojo: R.Rickards 12+17reb+1ast, T.Holloman 9+3reb+1ast, O.Senande 8+3reb+2ast, J.Mayora 7+2reb, F.Villalba 7+1reb+1ast, N.Koster 6+4reb

Montevideo - Bohemios 100-98

The most exciting game of round 9 in the Metropolitan took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked Bohemios (4-5) to sixth ranked Montevideo (6-2) 100-98 on Saturday evening. Montevideo forced 21 Bohemios turnovers. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up and scored 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners and center Mauricio Arregui (200-1998) chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) with 24 points and 8 rebounds and forward Octavio Medina (195-1996) scored 21 points and 8 assists. Five Montevideo and four Bohemios players scored in double figures. Montevideo moved-up to second place, which they share with U.Atletica and Goes. Bohemios at the other side keep the eighth position with five games lost. Montevideo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: F.Martinez 32+7reb+7ast, M.Arregui 22+10reb+1ast, E.Delgado 15+7reb+3ast, X.Couste 14+4reb+1ast, H.Alvarez 12+4reb+6ast, A.Amaral 5+2reb+1ast
Bohemios: A.Da Costa 24+8reb+3ast, N.Catala 22+5reb+2ast, O.Medina 21+4reb+8ast, T.Verbauwede 14+10reb+7ast, D.Tortajada 8+3reb, J.Panelli 4+2reb+7ast