National Championship Basketball Wheelchair

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National Championship Basketball Wheelchair




ODA Braga - Braga Park in advantage in the National Cup Final


"Team Braga reaches major victory at the home of National Champion

He played in the past week-end, 16 and 17 April, the first two games of the Final National Championship of Basketball in wheelchairs, for the second consecutive year, between APD Sintra (current National Champion), and Vice - Champions ODA Braga - Braga Park.


In the first game (day 16), held at the Pavilion Mountain Mine, the home team started as the favorite, with a starting five composed of athletes who are or were part of the National Team. The team of ODA Braga - Braga Park presented with major casualties, as Joaquim Silva, Jorge Ribeiro Palm and Mario, players who have been suffering with constant injuries throughout the season.


Despite all odds, the team lived up to its name Minho City Braga, showing race, will, spirit of sacrifice, winning the first game of the final conclusive by 65 to 50, remaining almost always in front of the marker. To enhance the provision of Márcio Dias # 4 with 27 points and helped by his companions, Rafael Azevedo # 10, # 9 Eduardo Gomes, Filipe Carneiro # 12 and # 71 Henry Silva. A good defense Braga and a well planned attack, whether in quick exits or in an organized attack, led this team to win the first time in its history in Sintra, demonstrating the wonderful work that has been done by the team to the north is the herald of adapted sports.


In the game Sunday, Sept. 17, voiced both teams tired, the result of Saturday's game that was actually dynamic and athletic. The Braga knew that at some point in the game resent the fatigue accumulated by five athletes more used since they had a bank of equal quality, the result of the absences mentioned. This could only be overcome with extra effort, and a commitment to the merger.


The answer given by Braga in the 1st and 2nd period was excellent getting to be tied at the start to the 3rd period to 32 to 32, and was in 3rd period that management effort had to necessarily be made, with the output by excluding absences Athlete # 9 Eduardo Gomes, and noted the absence of 4 # 10 Rafael Azevedo athlete.


Athletes ScBraga began to suffer pains in the hands of the fruit of hands to play, which the team took Sintrense, managing to distance himself slightly on the marker. At the beginning of the final period bracarenses still managed to stay just four points, while Rafael Azevedo # 10 is excluded for fouls and then hopes were dashed because of the lack of alternatives. Sintra went on to win the 2nd game with great difficulty by 70 - 59.


Given these results, ODA Braga - Braga Park did very very good but could improve with the recovery of some athletes and hit the markings, as mentioned in the technical Minho, Ricardo Vieira, "I was a little frustrated with the outcome of the 2nd game. I felt the team could have done more and better, but the determining factor was the absence of some very important players through injury, which would allow better management of stress and fatigue accumulated fouls in the 2nd game. "


ODA Braga - Braga Park now has the chance to play two games in his field, next April 30 (18.30) and May 1 (11.30), the Pavilion for Lamaçães. If the Minho win the two games will clinch the National Champion for the first time in its history.


With the tie a tie, and the quality of both technical and tactical teams, upcoming games can be played very well and the victory may fall to any of them. While experience and fitness of all elements is essential, in which case the balance tilts in favor of the South team in Braga ODA believes that by playing at home with the support of your audience, you can write another page in history Basketball Portuguese book.


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Joao Correia