Africa-Press – Angola. With 21 points, Aboubakar Gakou was influential in Petro de Luanda’s victory over 1.o de Agosto, by 91-78 and the consequent conquest of the 45th National Senior Men’s Basketball Championship.
The “tricolors” pole, elected MVP, was the second most used player on his team, totaling 37 minutes against 39 for Gerson Gonçalves, in the game of the best of the year final.
In this challenge to win the title, for the third time in a row, Aboubakar scored 50 percent on three-point shots, having made four out of eight attempts.
As for the game, 1.o de Agosto, as host, went at a disadvantage in the play-offs by 1-2 in the calculation of the five possible clashes. There was no room for error.
Despite the transfigured entrance in the second quarter, after a first of less productivity, 1.o de Agosto went ahead of the scoreboard for the first time with the score indicating 28-27, a fact that galvanized the team.
Balanced, the game had other draws, namely, 27-27, 34-34 and 38-38, but Petro ended up taking the lead with 43-42, already at the end of the first half.
As a result of better discernment in defense and attack, Petro de Luanda advanced even further on the scoreboard at 70-52, without their opponent being able to avoid the setback.
There was a power failure in the Cidadela pavilion, which forced a six-minute stop.
Until the end of the game, it was only managing the result set at 91-78 and consequently the revalidation and elevation to 16 titles.
In the first game, 1.o de Agosto won by 76-71, lost the second by 90-71 and the third by 97-74.
Under the arbitration of Cláudio Eiuba, Fernando Seco and Laurindo da Gama, the teams scored as follows:
1o de Agosto – Bamba Cissé (00), Edson Ndoniema (06), Macachi Brás (02), Tarcio Domingos (10), Felizardo Ambrósio (00), Jordan Aboudou (12), Hermenegildo Santos (03), Islando Manuel (07) ), Nico Clareth (09), Délcio Sebastião (02), Malick Cissé (11) and Milton Valente (16)
Coach: Lazare Adingono
Petro de Luanda – Gerson Domingos (02), Childe Dundão (17), Carlos Morais (11), Jone Pedro (15), Souleyman Diabate (03), Teotónio Dó (not used), Glofate Buiamba (00), Aboubakar Gakou ( 21), Gerson Gonçalves (16), Pedro Bastos (00), Aldemiro João (00) and Damian Hollis (06)
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