Uruguay fell to the Virgin Islands but advanced to the semifinals in the Olympic Prequalifier

2023-08-18 02:41:00

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Uruguay suffered another tough defeat in the pre-Olympic qualifier that is taking place in Argentina, now after losing to the Virgin Islands 69-65, in a new very weak presentation, but which despite everything gave them the qualification to the semifinals of the fair where will collide with the Bahamas.

The game began with a very even first quarter that ended in favor of the light-blues by 16-13, with Waschmann weighing in on the painted area.

At the start of the second ten minutes, the best of the sky-blues appeared to gain an advantage of up to 13 points (28-15) with Federico Soto being key to taking that distance.

But the rival on duty reacted and from then on he scored a 20-4 run to go ahead at halftime 35-32 with Nesbitt and Hansen as standard bearers.

In the third quarter, those led by Gerardo Jauri came out with a different attitude, with Calfani being the protagonist to maintain an exchange game in the lead and even pass with a triple by Joaquín Rodríguez (46-42).

But the parity and the erratic nature of both meant that the duel continued with a closed score, now with our team up by a minimum of 48-47 with a view to the final ten.

And with errors from both and low percentage shots, the parity continued despite the fact that Emiliano Serres, who took the reins, with a double and a foul, was in charge of opening four (58-55).

The islanders, thanks to triples by Hansen and Arnold, reversed the process to go ahead 62-58 with just under four minutes to go. And although some free to file appeared, Baker with another shot for three expanded to six for the opponents (65-59).

Serres and Rojas discounted to enter the final minute (65-67) four down, knowing that falling by up to eight would put them in the semifinals.

And the closing with new losses in both closed in favor of the Virgin Islands by 69-65, another tough defeat after the fall with Chile last date.

Mathías Calfani with seven points, nine rebounds, three steals and the same number of blocks was the most outstanding of the team, accompanied by Emiliano Serres with 16 units and Joaquín Rodríguez with 11.

As Chile defeated Colombia 77-65 early in the game, they advanced as first in the group to the semifinals with two wins, while there was a triple tie in second place, where everything was decided by the points and the points coefficient of the matches. each other.

Now the next rival in the competition will be the Bahamas in the semifinals, which has just beaten Cuba and Argentina, being the best team in the competition so far.

The winner of this contest will qualify in February to play a new and definitive Pre-Olympic tournament with teams that do not qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the World Cup in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia.

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