Romania - Liga-I-Round-10-Second-Stage-Ploiesti-CSM-2-defeat-Steaua-CSA
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Steaua CSA (20-4) in Bucuresti on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Ploiesti CSM 2 (17-9)
80-76. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Steaua CSA. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. 24 personal fouls committed by Steaua CSA helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman David-Ioan Rasoga (187-2008) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Tudor Pirvu (-2007) contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. point guard Serban-Mihai Matea (184-2007) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for Steaua CSA. Ploiesti CSM 2 maintains second position with 17-9 record having just one point less than leader Leii. Steaua CSA at the other side still keeps top place with four games lost.Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Bucuresti: Laguna S. (#1) and Agronomia (#3). Agronomia was smashed at home by 19 points 55-74 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. American forward Tyrese Davis (206-2000, college: TAMIU, agency: Haylett Sports) had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Wilhelm Brosser chipped in 20 points during the contest. At the losing side guard David Fometescu (182-2008) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Laguna S. have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 24-2 record. Agronomia at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost.
An interesting game for Politehnica Iasi (10-16) which played road game in Gheorgheni against their biggest opponent Gheorgheni (9-15). Third ranked Politehnica Iasi had an easy win 68-48. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Gheorgheni. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Matei Chelmu notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 21 rebounds to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds by Matyas Lokody did not help to save the game for Gheorgheni. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Politehnica Iasi moved-up to second place. Loser Gheorgheni dropped to the third position with 15 games lost.
Other games in round 10 were not that significant. Oradea 2 was beaten by Sibiu 2 on the road 80-67. Rm Valcea 2 lost to Voluntari 2 on its own court 81-96. Leii outscored Braila in Bucuresti 114-43. Ploiesti CSU was rolled over Stiinta at home 84-103. Craiova 2 was defeated by Targu Mures 2 on the opponent's court 92-75. Ploiesti CSM 2 beat Oradea 2 in a home game 76-67. Cluj CSU lost to Targu Jiu on the road 59-69.
The most impressive performance of 10th round was 12 points and 19 rebounds by Modibo Diaby of Targu Jiu.
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Agronomia - Laguna S. 55-74
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Bucuresti: Laguna S. (#1) and Agronomia (#3).
Agronomiawas smashed at home by 19 points
55-74and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The game was mostly controlled by Laguna S.. Agronomia was better in third quarter
26-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Agronomia was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. American forward Tyrese Davis (206-2000, college: TAMIU, agency: Haylett Sports) had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Wilhelm Brosser (200-1996) chipped in 20 points during the contest. At the losing side guard David Fometescu (182-2008) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds and the former international George-Cristian Cotoara (207-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Laguna S.have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with
24-2record.
Agronomiaat the other side keeps the third place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Laguna S.: W.Brosser 20+3reb+1ast, T.Davis 15+12reb, A.Vizitiu 10+1reb+1ast, O.Bondarenko 7+3reb+5ast, M.Constantinescu 7+3reb+3ast, T.Puscasu 7+2reb+1ast
Agronomia: D.Fometescu 17+7reb+1ast, G.Cotoara 12+10reb+1ast, A.Morosanu 6+2reb, B.Andronic 6+2reb, A.Coconea 4+5reb+2ast, C.Mainea 4+5reb+3ast
Steaua CSA - Ploiesti CSM 2 76-80
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Steaua CSA (20-4) in Bucuresti on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Ploiesti CSM 2 (17-9)
80-76. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Steaua CSA. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. 24 personal fouls committed by
Steaua CSAhelped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman David-Ioan Rasoga (187-2008) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Tudor Pirvu (-2007) contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Serban-Mihai Matea (184-2007) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and Stefan Ionescu (-2004) added 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Steaua CSA.
Ploiesti CSM 2maintains second position with
17-9record having just one point less than leader Leii.
Steaua CSAat the other side still keeps top place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Ploiesti CSM 2: D.Rasoga 27+10reb+7ast, T.Pirvu 18+6reb+2ast, R.Patraru 9+3reb, R.Movileanu 8+6reb+4ast, G.Mihalache 8+6reb+2ast, A.Suciu 8+1reb+1ast
Steaua CSA: S.Matea 29+8reb+1ast, S.Ionescu 13+11reb+4ast, V.Sparlac 10+6reb+4ast, D.Anghel 8+2reb, A.Stan 6+2reb, P.Popescu 6+5reb+2ast
Sibiu 2 - Oradea 2 80-67
No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Sibiu 2 (12-12) beat at home 6th ranked Oradea 2 (6-18)
80-67on Tuesday. The hosts trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 41-26 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Center Raul Mitrache (200-2007) notched 22 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Radu Popa (169-2008) supported him with 14 points and 5 assists. Even 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by Serban Secman (-2007) did not help to save the game for
Oradea 2. Center Raul Muresan (202-2001, agency: One Motive Sports) added 9 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Oradea 2's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Sibiu 2maintains fourth position with
12-12record, which they share with Ploiesti CSU. Loser Oradea 2 dropped to the fifth place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Craiova 2.
Top scorers:
Sibiu 2: R.Mitrache 22+8reb+1ast, R.Popa 14+2reb+5ast, G.Radu 13+1reb+5ast, S.Bacila 8+3reb, D.Dinescu 7+1reb+1ast, A.Deac 7+3reb+2ast
Oradea 2: S.Secman 21+5reb+4ast, E.Serbescu 17+1ast, R.Muresan 9+11reb+5ast, P.Tirb 6+8reb+1ast, A.Ignat 6+1reb, A.Topai 4+1reb
Rm Valcea 2 - Voluntari 2 81-96
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Rm Valcea 2's (7-19) home loss to fourth ranked Voluntari 2 (12-11) in Ramnicu Valcea
81-96on Tuesday. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 96-81. Ioan Martinovici (-2006) notched 23 points to lead the effort and Stefan Herea (-2006) supported him with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists by point guard Sebastian-Iulian Boghean (193-2008) did not help to save the game for
Rm Valcea 2. Raul Hurdubelea (-2007) added 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Four
Voluntari 2and five
Rm Valcea 2players scored in double figures.
Voluntari 2moved-up to third place, which they share with Targu Mures 2. Loser Rm Valcea 2 keeps the fifth position with 19 games lost.
Top scorers:
Voluntari 2: I.Martinovici 23+4reb+2ast, S.Herea 16+8reb+5ast, I.Fraseniuc 12+4reb+3ast, T.Duicu 11+5reb+1ast, M.Alexandru 11+2reb, A.Radu 9+4reb+1ast
Rm Valcea 2: S.Boghean 19+7reb+10ast, L.Ciurea 18+2reb+1ast, R.Hurdubelea 12+12reb+4ast, R.Pistol 11+3reb+2ast, D.Constantinescu 11+5reb+1ast, R.Duca 5+2ast
Braila - Leii 43-114
Very predictable result when first ranked Leii (18-8) rolled over on the road 6th ranked Braila (1-23)
114-43on Tuesday. The game without a history. Leii led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Braila to just 6 points in first quarter.
Leiidominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to
Braila's 38.
Leiiforced 38
Brailaturnovers and outrebounded them
45-25including a
30-17advantage in defensive rebounds.
Leiilooked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by
Braila's players. Teodor Telegariu (-2005) notched 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Ukrainian forward Vladyslav Mustiatsa (196-2002) supported him with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Five Leii players scored in double figures. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by Stefan Popescu did not help to save the game for
Braila. Power forward Rares Perianu (205-2006) added 8 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Braila's coach Mircea Totolici gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Leiihave an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with
18-8record.
Brailalost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 23 games lost.
Top scorers:
Leii: T.Telegariu 20+8reb+4ast, A.Niculescu 19+2ast, N.Baytekin 19+4reb, V.Mustiatsa 15+7reb+6ast, M.Pop 12+5reb+10ast, A.Soit 12+12reb+3ast
Braila: R.Iliescu 12+2reb, S.Popescu 9+7reb, R.Perianu 8+6reb+1ast, D.Tanase 6+2reb+2ast, C.Chirac 4+1reb+1ast, R.Milcu 2+1reb
Gheorgheni - Politehnica Iasi 48-68
An interesting game for Politehnica Iasi (10-16) which played road game in Gheorgheni against their biggest opponent Gheorgheni (9-15). Third ranked
Politehnica Iasihad an easy win
68-48. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Gheorgheni. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The game without a history. Politehnica Iasi led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They held Gheorgheni to an opponent 20.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded
Gheorgheni 51-38including a
40-25advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Matei Chelmu (-2008) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 21 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Horia Dragoslav (-2002) supported him with 10 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Politehnica Iasi players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds by guard Matyas Lokody (190-1987) did not help to save the game for
Gheorgheni. Nicolae Lungu (-2007) added 7 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Politehnica Iasimoved-up to second place. Loser Gheorgheni dropped to the third position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Politehnica Iasi: A.Padineanu 15+4reb+2ast, M.Chelmu 12+21reb, H.Dragoslav 10+15reb+8ast, D.Paval 10+1reb, A.Popa 9+4reb+1ast, A.Ciuntuc 9
Gheorgheni: M.Lokody 13+12reb+1ast, E.Csillag 7+2reb+1ast, N.Lungu 7+6reb, R.Olariu 5+6reb+1ast, T.Laszlo 5+5reb, M.Antal 4+1reb+1ast
Ploiesti CSU - Stiinta 84-103
Not a big story in a game when 3rd ranked Ploiesti CSU (12-12) was outscored at home by first ranked Stiinta (19-7)
103-84on Tuesday. Ploiesti CSU was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game.
Stiintadominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to
Ploiesti CSU's 40.
Stiintaforced 22
Ploiesti CSUturnovers and outrebounded them
47-27including a
30-19advantage in defensive rebounds.
Stiintalooked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Guard David Orbulescu-Matesescu (186-2006, agency: One Motive Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and forward Alexandru Tache (189-2006) supported him with 18 points. Four Stiinta players scored in double figures. Stiinta's coach Theodosios Paralikas used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even 37 points (!!!) by Andrei Badicioiu (-2007) did not help to save the game for
Ploiesti CSU. Alexandru Chirila (-2003) added 19 points for lost side.
Stiintahave an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with
19-7record. Loser Ploiesti CSU dropped to the fourth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Sibiu 2.
Top scorers:
Stiinta: D.Orbulescu-Matesescu 26+6reb+11ast, A.Tache 18+3reb, M.Stanescu 14+5reb, A.Mirea 11+5reb, A.Drume 9+10reb+1ast, S.Raicu 6+4reb
Ploiesti CSU: A.Badicioiu 37+4reb+3ast, A.Chirila 19+3reb+3ast, F.Mihai 9+1reb+1ast, B.Dumitrescu 8+3reb+7ast, I.Hartman 6+1reb, C.Remes 4+14reb+1ast
Targu Mures 2 - Craiova 2 92-75
The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Targu Mures 2's (12-11) home victory over 5th ranked Craiova 2 (6-18)
92-75on Tuesday. The game was mostly controlled by Targu Mures 2. Craiova 2 managed to win second period
19-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening.
Targu Mures 2made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Zsolt Szekely (-2008) notched a double-double by scoring 19 points and 15 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and forward Robert Trif (-2006) supported him with 16 points. Even 18 points and 7 rebounds by Gabriel Nasta (-2005) did not help to save the game for
Craiova 2. Casian Draghici (-2004) added 15 points for lost side. Four
Targu Mures 2and five
Craiova 2players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Targu Mures 2moved-up to third place, which they share with Voluntari 2.
Craiova 2lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Oradea 2.
Top scorers:
Targu Mures 2: Z.Szekely 19+15reb+2ast, R.Trif 16+2reb+3ast, R.Bot 15+2reb+1ast, D.Smeu 12+5reb+1ast, Z.Pap 7+1reb+3ast, A.Hadar 7+4reb+4ast
Craiova 2: M.Kindris 18+1reb+1ast, G.Nasta 18+7reb, C.Draghici 15+3reb+2ast, E.Radau 11+5reb+2ast, L.Manda 10+3reb+2ast, I.Carstea 2
Ploiesti CSM 2 - Oradea 2 76-67
There was no surprise when 6th ranked Oradea 2 (6-18) lost on the road to second ranked Ploiesti CSM 2 (17-9)
76-67on Monday. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Oradea 2 won third quarter
19-10. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening.
Ploiesti CSM 2looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Rares Movileanu (193-2007) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and guard Armand Suciu (187-2006) supported him with 18 points. Five Ploiesti CSM 2 players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds by center Raul Muresan (202-2001, agency: One Motive Sports) did not help to save the game for
Oradea 2. Eduard Serbescu (-2008) added 10 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Ploiesti CSM 2maintains second position with
17-9record having just one point less than leader Leii. Loser Oradea 2 dropped to the fifth place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Craiova 2.
Top scorers:
Ploiesti CSM 2: A.Suciu 18+4reb+1ast, R.Movileanu 12+11reb+6ast, G.Mihalache 12+4reb+3ast, V.Borcan 11+5reb+2ast, F.Diaconescu 11+5reb+2ast, A.Dimov 7+4reb+1ast
Oradea 2: R.Muresan 22+12reb+2ast, P.Tirb 12+5reb+3ast, E.Serbescu 10+9reb+3ast, A.Ignat 9+1reb, A.Topai 9+2ast, S.Secman 3+4reb+1ast
Targu Jiu - Cluj CSU 69-59
No shocking result in a game when second ranked Targu Jiu (22-2) beat 5th ranked Cluj CSU (13-11) in Rovinari
69-59on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Targu Jiu. Cluj CSU managed to win third quarter
24-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Targu Jiu dominated on the defensive end, holding Cluj CSU to just 7 points in first quarter. They outrebounded
Cluj CSU 48-36including 18 on the offensive glass. Mali Modibo Diaby (202-2003, agency: BIG) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 19 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Christos Ciriperu (-2003) supported him with 11 points and 8 rebounds. Even 8 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks by Tudor Zaharie (-2003) did not help to save the game for
Cluj CSU. Center Mihnea-Tudor Brie (196-2001) added 16 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Targu Jiuhave an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with
22-2record having just two point less than leader Leii. Loser Cluj CSU keeps the fifth place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Targu Jiu: M.Diaby 12+19reb+1ast, C.Ciriperu 11+8reb+1ast, A.Vaida 11+2reb, F.Toropu 8, A.Mitu 8+3reb+4ast, S.Mainea 6+6reb+1ast
Cluj CSU: M.Brie 16+5reb, E.Apostol 11+2reb+2ast, A.Both 9+4reb+1ast, T.Zaharie 8+13reb+3ast, V.Ciumbrudean 8+3reb+2ast, D.Muresan 4+2reb
