14 May 2008
Luanda — The team of 1º de Agosto reached second position in group A of the second phase of the National Senior Male Basketball Championship with 11 points, after defeating Tuesday evening Interclube by 96-77, in Luanda's Rio Seco pavilion.
In the sixth and last round match, 1º de Agosto played well within 48 minutes, which allowed the team's coach, Luís Magalhães, to put on the field Simão João and Hermenegildo Santos, who play in junior category. They scored five and seven points, respectively.
Interclube could bear up to the first half, when they were losing ten points of difference (56-46), but in the following period, they were physically broken and the opponents seized the opportunity to enlarge the score.
With 30 points, Kikas Gomes (1º de Agosto) was the best scorer of the match, followed by Carlos Almeida with 16, whereas Simão Panzo and Fabrice Mokootemapa were prominent for Interclube with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Results of the sixth round (group A):
ASA - CDUAN (79-76)
1º de Agosto - Interclube (96-77)
Desportivo da Huíla - Promade de Cabinda (87-61)
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