[Sport] The Vinotinto fell before a difficult Argentina

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Venezuela succumbed to an aggressive Argentina with final score 87 by 67 at the start of the second phase of the Basketball World Cup, held at the Foshan Sports and Cultural Center.

The Creoles sought to impose their rhythm from the beginning of the match, but the Albiceleste quintet took advantage of the defensive errors demonstrated by the Creoles and thus imposed on the scoreboard, finished the first quarter in favor of the Argentines (12-17).

The lack of concentration and the losses of balls, led the offensive takeoff of the South Americans. The national team lost nine balls in the first half, coupled with the failure in the throws from the line of 3, which gave the partial victory of 38-25 for Argentina.

After the break, Venezuelans sought to take advantage of second chances dominating the offensive rebounds (13 of their 33 totals), but the defense commanded by Patricio Garino, managed to curb the hopes they had led by an explosive Michael Carrera, who went on in the second part of the meeting getting 15 of his 19 total points. The gauchos took the third quarter 63-47.

Together with Carrera on the offensive they finished an impressive Luis Bethelmy with 11 units and Gregory Vargas with 10 goals and 5 assists for the Creole pavilion.

“A defeat that saddens us all, because we came here with a dream, an illusion, but that's the way it is. We always did our best to try to find the positive results, ”said Bethelmy at the end of the crash.

Those led by Fernando Duro no longer have options to move to the quarterfinals, and with their secure ticket to the pre-Olympic next year. “You have to turn the page, now focus on what is the match against Russia that is going to be a pretty rough game too, but we are mentalized. The beauty of the group is that we continue to stay together and look for this victory that will be quite important for us. ” He commented on ‘Tsunami’.

The Creoles focus on the next commitment to Russia next Sunday at 4:00 am, with the aim of beating a European team in an official competition.