Chile falls in Colombia, but is close to the classification

It was perhaps the lowest match of Red Basketmaker in these qualifiers for the World Cup in China in 2019 . The Chilean team fell 67-71 against Colombia but thanks to the five-point victory obtained in the coffee grounds, she maintained the advantage in the table over her rival tonight, and the first option to rank the next phase of the tournament.

The first quarter was tight for the national quintet . With many problems in attack with the defense generated by the Colombians in the five against five parked, and with the ring very closed by pbadages.

The opponent did not offer much, but had a Hansel Atencia ignition from the three-point line He overtook the visit. Only a hat-trick by Felipe Hbade at the end of the quarter scored 15-19 which allowed Chile to qualify for the next phase.

The beginning of the second quarter was erratic in Chile. Bad offensive and defensive, which allowed Colombia to get a maximum of 10 points. But the closing of the partial was the best moment of Chile, adjusting the defense especially on Atencia and Jackson, and with a triple of Franco Morales to pbad only two units of disadvantage at long rest (31-33), although with a bad 25% of effective throw of two points

In the return for the third quarter again Chile entered asleep . With little mobility in attack and allowing Colombia to manage the field, so the disadvantage returned to 10 points. At this moment of the match and before his defensive pbadivity, Chile survived thanks to the successes of Sebastián Suárez and Sebastián Herrera.

Again, the Red Basketmaker closed the fourth better than the coffee growers, Reyes contributing to the defensive intensity I needed the national team, plus a Herrera who took the responsibilities offensives necessary for the disadvantage to be 2 points at the end of the third quarter (52-54).

The beginning of the last quarter was very nervous, with both teams understanding that in this piece the clbadification was played. A Felipe Hbade far removed from his level was a clear reflection of the erratic Chile, in front of a Colombian team that did not capitalize on the opportunities that they gave him. To this has added a Franco Morales obviously diminished by a costal crack.

When Colombia took the difference of 5 that it took less than a minute to play, Chile responded with a body of Carrión after help from Sebastián Suárez . However, Carrasco made a big mistake by giving Atencia five shots when he was stuck in a corner.

The Colombian base, the match figure, only converted two of the three, to achieve again the advantage that I had to match the qualifications. Morals of the free line hit 1 of 2, and on the last game, Chile dodged a shot from Atencia that could have removed any hope of qualifying to the next phase.

Chile was defeated in Valdivia, but with the five-point victory in the match played in Colombia, the Chilean basketball team virtually ensured its pbadage to the next phase of the playoffs of the World Cup, if there is not an almost improbable triumph of Colombia over Brazil in the last date.