National League: Unión sink deeper after losing at Gimnasia | OneFootball

In Comodoro Rivadavia, Unión fell to Gimnasia y Esgrima and thus suffered its sixth consecutive defeat

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia defeated Unión 90-81 at the Socios Fundadores, in another round of the National League. The game’s top scorer was Anyelo Cisneros with 18 points, while Martin Cabrera also contributed 18 points for the visitors. It was the Tate’s sixth straight loss.

Unión lost again and cannot stop its slide

The game, played at the Socios Fundadores arena, began evenly matched, with Anyelo Cisneros standing out for Gimnasia and Martín Cabrera for Unión. The Tatengue managed to take the lead (17-14) thanks to Franco Balbi’s contribution, and despite the Verde’s attempts late in the quarter, Unión extended its advantage with a three-pointer by Felipe Queiroz and took the first quarter 26-21.

During the second period, the game followed the same pattern, but Mens Sana, with a three-pointer by Marcos Chacón, cut the gap to one point (27-26). In the final minutes of the quarter, Unión took advantage of the home team’s lack of efficiency and, with contributions from Balbi and Emiliano Basabe, went into halftime ahead 46-39.

In the second half, the Santa Fe team stretched its lead to thirteen points (62-51) thanks to five consecutive three-pointers by the visitors. From then on, Unión managed its lead well, but Gimnasia, late in the third quarter, managed to cut into the deficit through Martiniano Dato and Cisneros to close the quarter at 69-63.

At the start of the final period, the home team, thanks to a three-pointer by Mauro Cosolito, cut the deficit to the minimum (69-68). From there, with solid defense and three-pointers by Sebastián Carrasco and Chacón, Gimnasia turned the score around (78-74) with six minutes remaining. Despite the visitors’ attempts to regain the lead, the Patagonian side controlled the game, continued to extend the gap, and claimed a 90-81 victory.

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