Liga de Ascenso Round 6 (Second Stage): Atenas defeat Verdirrojo

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Verdirrojo (13-4) in Montevideo on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Atenas (11-6) 84-78. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Verdirrojo. Atenas looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Atenas made 9 blocks. It was a good game for point guard Luciano Planells (185-2001) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Mateo Pose (190-1994) contributed with 21 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for Verdirrojo. Atenas moved-up to third place, which they share with Olimpia. Verdirrojo at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: L.Borges (#5) and Olimpia (#3). L.Borges (10-6) won against visiting Olimpia (11-6) 79-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olimpia. Point guard Nicolas Pereyra (180-1999) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Manuel Oyenard chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) with 13 points and 4 assists. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. L.Borges maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. Olimpia at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. They share the position with Atenas.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Larranaga (#2) and Marne (#7). Marne was defeated at home 82-93 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Agustin Zuvich notched 19 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks by Lucas Silva did not help to save the game for Marne. Larranaga maintains second position with 11-5 record having just two point less than leader Verdirrojo. Loser Marne keeps the seventh place with ten games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: Tabare was beaten by Capitol on the road 79-73. Montevideo lost to Stockolmo on its own court 86-88. Lagomar managed to outperform Colon in Montevideo 78-73.



Capitol - Tabare 79-73

There was a small surprise when thirteenth ranked Capitol (2-14) beat 10th ranked Tabare (7-9) in Montevideo 79-73 on Thursday. Naturalized Italian point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the effort and Pablo Macanskas (196-1990) supported him with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists by American power forward Kwame Alexander (200-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Tabare. Guard Thomas Araujo (192-2004) added 23 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Capitol maintains thirteenth position with 2-14 record. Loser Tabare dropped to the eleventh place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Tabare: K.Alexander 23+11reb+5ast, T.Araujo 23+4reb, J.Zanotta 13+8reb+5ast, F.Morales 5, D.Alvarez 5+4reb, F.Ambrosoni 2+4reb+2ast
Capitol: P.Macanskas 23+7reb+2ast, M.Giano 18+6reb+10ast, G.Alvarez 16+3reb+1ast, N.Garcia 5+1reb+4ast, M.MacMullen 5+4reb+2ast, A.Moller 5+3reb

Montevideo - Stockolmo 86-88

There was a minor upset when 9th ranked Montevideo (9-7) was edged at home by eleventh ranked Stockolmo (8-10) 88-86 on Thursday. Stockolmo forced 21 Montevideo turnovers. Point guard Emiliano Bonet (186-2001) notched 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) supported him with 21 points and 6 rebounds. Five Stockolmo players scored in double figures. Even 23 points by Maximiliano Antunez (193-2005) did not help to save the game for Montevideo. Forward Lautaro Perez (180-2003) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Stockolmo moved-up to tenth place. Loser Montevideo keeps the ninth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: M.Antunez 23+1reb+3ast, A.Da Costa 15+7reb+1ast, L.Perez 13+7reb+4ast, F.Hornos 9+6reb, L.Bennett 8+10reb+4ast, R.Arrillaga 8+2reb+1ast
Stockolmo: L.Castellani 21+6reb+1ast, E.Bonet 20+6reb+5ast, N.Lema 16+6reb+2ast, J.Rodriguez 15+3reb+2ast, T.de Leon 10+2reb+1ast, N.Bessio 4+2ast

Verdirrojo - Atenas 78-84

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Verdirrojo (13-4) in Montevideo on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Atenas (11-6) 84-78. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Verdirrojo. Atenas looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Atenas made 9 blocks. It was a good game for point guard Luciano Planells (185-2001) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Mateo Pose (190-1994) contributed with 21 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four Atenas players scored in double figures. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Giovanni Corbisiero (180-2002) added 13 points and 4 assists in the effort for Verdirrojo. Atenas moved-up to third place, which they share with Olimpia. Verdirrojo at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: F.Haller 15+11reb+2ast, M.Aguilera 15+1reb+1ast, G.Corbisiero 13+1reb+4ast, X.Couste 8+1reb+5ast, J.Cabillon 7+4reb+1ast, A.Irastorza 6+8reb
Atenas: M.Pose 21+4reb+4ast, L.Planells 19+6reb+7ast, F.Medina 14+2ast, A.Grytsak 10+12reb+6ast, R.De Leon 8+12reb+2ast, F.Silveira 6+4reb

Colon - Lagomar 73-78

Rather predictable result when sixth ranked Lagomar (9-8) won against on the road 8th ranked Colon (6-10) 78-73 on Friday. Lagomar made 16-of-16 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Even a double-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists by Ivan Loriente (190-1992) did not help to save the game for Colon. Argentinian power forward Santiago Bruera (206-1998, college: FAU, agency: BIG) added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Lagomar maintains sixth position with 9-8 record. Colon lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Colon: F.Garcia 17+3reb+2ast, I.Loriente 15+10reb+7ast, S.Bruera 14+11reb+1ast, S.Tucuna 12+4reb+1ast, J.Martin Ortiz 11+3reb+3ast, T.Abdala 4+1reb+2ast
Lagomar: J.Hartwell II 19+3reb, S.Wohlwend 17+7reb+3ast, S.Moglia 16+5reb+4ast, V.Andrade 14+15reb+2ast, R.Previatti 10+4reb+5ast, I.Gadnich 2+1reb+1ast

L.Borges - Olimpia 79-74

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: L.Borges (#5) and Olimpia (#3). L.Borges (10-6) won against visiting Olimpia (11-6) 79-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olimpia. They outrebounded Olimpia 45-27 including a 34-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Nicolas Pereyra (180-1999) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Manuel Oyenard (194-2000) chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five L.Borges players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) with 13 points and 4 assists and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) scored 6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. L.Borges maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. Olimpia at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. They share the position with Atenas.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: A.Hilliard 13+3reb+4ast, C.Pereira 11+2reb+2ast, A.Agarbado 10+1reb+1ast, T.Leites 9+2reb+2ast, A.Amaral 8+3reb, A.Mendez 6+5reb+5ast
L.Borges: N.Pereyra 17+7reb+6ast, J.Nunez 16+2reb+5ast, M.Oyenard 14+12reb+2ast, S.da Conceicao 13+8reb+3ast, F.Verrone 11+12reb+2ast, T.Bentancour 8+4reb

Marne - Larranaga 82-93

Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Larranaga (#2) and Marne (#7). Marne was defeated at home 82-93 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Larranaga looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) notched 19 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Joaquin Jones (199-1997) supported him with 14 points and 9 assists. Even 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks by forward Lucas Silva (197-2002) did not help to save the game for Marne. Alex Lopez (186-1993) added 18 points and 7 rebounds. Five Larranaga and four Marne players scored in double figures. Larranaga maintains second position with 11-5 record having just two point less than leader Verdirrojo. Loser Marne keeps the seventh place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Marne: L.Silva 18+9reb+3ast, A.Lopez 18+7reb+3ast, J.Fidelis 15+6reb+1ast, M.Nicoletti 14+1reb+4ast, J.Brisset 8+2reb, S.Sosa 6+5reb+6ast
Larranaga: A.Zuvich 19+7reb+2ast, A.Gentile 17+5reb, J.Jones 14+3reb+9ast, C.Buemo 13+8reb+4ast, G.Brun 10+2reb+3ast, N.Rodriguez 10+5reb+4ast