The absences in the preseason of Dinamo Sassari continue to weigh heavily, as in Carbonia on the first day of the "Miners Cup" they gave way to Peristeri Athens of the legend Vassilis Spanoulis (75-52).
Without Diop (in addition to the long-term patients Tyree, Charalampopoulos, Bendzius and the new arrival McKinney, expected in Sardinia next week) and without coach Bucchi, busy in Brescia in a meeting with the referees organized by Legabasket, the blue and whites put up a courageous resistance to for more than three quarters, before falling towards the end weakened by tiredness and short rotations.
The race. Traumatic start for the Banco, which loses balls in series and pays the price with the opponents' rapid transitions (12-5 Peristeri after a few possessions). The Greeks are well-established and find a good rhythm with Williams, who inspired the break which allows them to reach +13 at the first break (25-12).
In the second period the theme of the match changes: Dinamo reacts proudly and creates a break of 23-13 which completely reopens the game. The protagonists are Whittaker, Treier, but above all the French pivot Gombauld, found with great effectiveness under the scoreboards. At half-time, therefore, balance reigns (38-35).
The Sassari team's return to the field wasn't the best, and Peristeri took advantage of 5 consecutive turnovers to get their hands back on the match. Dinamo seems on the verge of folding, but once again finds a way to get back up: the protagonist, this time, is the Dutchman (on trial) Van Eyck, who scores from three points to give his team the minus 5. The good moment, however, does not tough, because Peristeri regains control in the 30th minute (55-45) and then definitively digs the furrow at the start of the final period, with the bomb from captain Kaselakis who writes the +17 and, in fact, closes the contest well in advance .
In the final there are no shocks: Dinamo receives a foreseeable knockout and turns the page in view of the return match, scheduled for Sunday (8pm) again in the mining centre. Diop could take part in the test (the last before the start of the championship), having remained out as a precaution due to a muscle strain.
Dinamo Sassari-Peristeri 52-75
Dinamo Sassari: Cappelletti 2, Carta, Pisano, Treier 5, Kruslin 5, Van Eyck 7, Whittaker 7, Raspino 3, Gandini, Gentile 5, Diop ne, Gombauld 18. Coach Bulleri
Peristeri: Mitrou-Long 8, Ragland 12, Dangubic, Xanthopoulos, Hands 11, Poulianitis 7, Kaselakis 11, Renfro 6, Williams 10, Thompson 4, Chougkaz 6, Zougris. Coach Spanoulis
Partials: 12-25; 35-38; 45-55
