6 minutes of the first quarter was the best of the season, Almost perfect, both on offense and defense, with five starting linebackers with tall, dynamic players leaving a 19-0 rally. The visiting team responded with three pointers and managed to stop the local match with more force in order to close the gap in the score: 21-10.

The second quarter is very even

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The second quarter was a very even one. Lauren Gonzalez players will notice the injury-related absences of point guard Vicente Verscher and shooting guard Felix Clement. Thus, from 23-13 in the 2nd minute, the score moved to 24-21 in the 5th minute. The third mistake of Swedish midfielder Papi Bokar was taken advantage of by Villa Real to tie the match. CE 7: 28-26. The Swedes reacted in the last minutes with a triple from Jose and the good actions of Di Carles, Sergio and Mihai, which allowed them to gain a clear advantage: 41-32.

After the break, the Gonzalez team maintained its defensive and offensive level until the 6th minute, with a score of 54-39, with dominance on the boards of the axes of the Cedars team. But the volatility and effectiveness in attack were taken advantage of by the visiting players, who responded for 5 points: 56-51.

In the past when anything could happen With players who have committed four personal fouls and fewer substitutes than Vila-Real. The Swedes did not achieve the same success in attack and watched as Castellón’s team closed the differences on the scoreboard: minute 2, 56-54, equalized at minute 6: 61-61. The last four minutes were very exciting, but with great defense and the contribution of the MVP of the game, Sergio Cecilia (21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a block), they left the series 7-0 to end up winning 69-61.