Maristas Málaga finish third in the group

The CBM Maristas Málaga Youth team won 36-30 this morning against CBM Maristas Cartagena in a match that began evenly balanced, but the Málaga side managed the fatigue better to earn their first victory and secure third place in the group.

The match began evenly balanced, with neither team daring to take control of the game. From the 15th minute, Maristas Málaga took the first step towards moving ahead on the scoreboard thanks to Álvaro Cabello’s excellent shooting from distance. Later, Maristas Cartagena recovered from their poor start and turned the score around (14-15), prompting the Málaga side to call a time-out as they struggled in attack. After the first 30 minutes, both teams went into the break showing a very even game, with the scoreboard reading 16-16.

The second half did not begin particularly well for Maristas Cartagena, who saw their opponents score a 5-0 run after a strong start from Málaga, who worked hard in defence—so hard that their best player, Álvaro Cabello, was shown a red card. From then on, the Murcia side managed to reduce the gap by taking more risks in their play, but some turnovers were exploited by Maristas Málaga to avoid trouble in the closing minutes. Overall, Maristas Málaga looked fresher and did not show the accumulated fatigue of recent days, taking their first two points with a 36-30 victory.

CBM Maristas Málaga:Álvaro Armada (6), Sergio Benitez (4), Guillermo Caracuel (1), Alberto Fernández (4), José Ángel Gómez (6), Adrián Jimenez (5), Salvador Moreno, Alejandro Rodríguez, Felipe Sánchez (1), Carlos Sánchez, Pablo Torres, Álvaro Cabello (4), Antonio Escobar, Diego González and Ignacio Quero (5).

CBM Maristas Cartagena:Guillermo Matas,Francisco Huertas (7), Lorenzo Rebollo (6), Jorge Fernández (6), José Luis Molino (5), Jorge Meroño, Luis Manuel del Cerro (3), Juan Antonio Moreno, Eric Ure (2), Diego de Jódar (1), Miguel Mateo (2), Jorge Huertas (1), Miguel Ángel Cachafeiro (1), Antolín Mendez, Miguel Perez and Pablo Fernández.

Officials: Christian Rosell and Alejandro Rodrigo(Aragonese Territorial Federation).

Sergio Benitez, Salvador Moreno and Álvaro Cabello (D2) were excluded for CBM Maristas Málaga; and Lorenzo Rebollo and Luis Manuel del Cerro for CBM Maristas Cartagena.

Score at five-minute intervals: 3-3, 5-5, 10-7, 11-10, 13-14, 16-16 Half-time 21-20, 24-20, 27-21, 28-23, 32-28, 36-30 Full-time. Municipal Internúcleos Sports Hall “Ovni”. 200 spectators.

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