Resilient Siggiewi capture first title - May 10, 2010 Athleta Compleet 57 Siggiewi 62 (12-12, 18-13, 15-8, 12-29) Siġġiewi Kent Boringer yesterday clinched their first league title after edging Athleta Compleet IS 62-57 in the third and decisive game of this season's play-off series. Having bounced back from their first-game loss with a 56-51 victory in game two, Siġġiewi yesterday produced another spirited comeback in the final quarter to see off the challenge of their faltering opponents and end their title drought. Siġġiewi's better start to the match gave them an early six-point lead but Athleta raised their game to go 10 points clear midway into the second quarter. Peter Farrugia's men re-grouped to narrow the deficit to five points, 30-25, by half-time but their recovery was cut short by Athleta who regained the initiative to start the final session 45-33 ahead. With their title chances fizzling out, Siġġiewi gained a timely boost in the shape of two three-pointers by Karl Borg and Peter Shoults. Siġġiewi recaptured their best form at the right time as they moved to within a basket of Athleta, 49-47, by the fourth minute of the last quarter. Another three-pointer by Borg put Siġġiewi in the driving seat and with Athleta unable to summon the energy and resilience to battle back, the yellow-reds increased their lead to secure the title. Siġġiewi succeed BUPA Luxol as national champions. Adrian Micallef (190-F-79) and Marco Matjevic were Siġġiewi's top scorers with 16 points. For Athleta, Omar Said (177-G-80) and Addison Bonnici (195-F-84) also chalked up 16 points. After the match, Antonio Mizzi, the president of the Malta Basketball Association, presented the league trophy to John Doughty, the Siġġiewi captain, amid the joyous celebrations of the winning team's players, officials and fans at the Ta' Qali pavilion. Athleta: M. Naudi 15, J. Naudi, E. Bezzina 3, M. Giusti, C. Galea, Omar Said 16, C. Calleja, Addison Bonnici 16, J. Zammit, S. Cassar 7. Siggiewi: P. Shoults 10, J.P. Antoncich, L. Camilleri 6, J. Doughty, E. Xuereb, A. Tabone 3, K. Borg 11, A. Micallef 16, D. Ross, A. Costa, J. Jetsen, M. Matjevic 16. Referees: B. Vassallo, G. Barbara, J.P. Sammut. Courtesy of:https://www.timesofmalta.com Basketball Louis Borg Cup final - Mar 10, 2010 Siggiewi lifted the Louis Borg Cup for a second time yesterday after beating Luxol 87-77 in extra time in the return leg at Ta' Qali. There was little difference between the two finalists over both matches with Siġġiewi claiming the honour 152-150 on aggregate. Luxol had won the first leg by eight points but that advantage was wiped out by Siġġiewi in the last few seconds with a Marco Matijevic basket - 77-69. Luxol captain Robert Azzopardi could have tilted the balance in his team's favour and avoided extra time yesterday but he failed to pot any of his two free-shots just before the final buzzer went off. Pivot Matijevic was the game's top scorer with 22 points. Courtesy of: https://www.timesofmalta.com |
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