PHL para wheelchair Cagers silver sa 3x3

ni Gerard Arce @Sports | June 4, 2023

Tumapos sa 2nd place ang Pilipinas sa men’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball finals upang maiuwi ang silver medal nang payukuin ng Thailand sa 7-5, sa 12th ASEAN Para Games sa Morodok Techo National Stadium ng Elephant Hall 2 sa Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Kahit na naunang tinalo ng Thailand ang Filipino Warriors sa preliminaries sa 18-6, nagawang maipanalo ang mga laro vs. Indonesia sa 11-5, Cambodia sa 14-5 at Malaysia sa 8-7 upang makaharap ang undefeated na Thai. Bronze ang Malaysia nang talunin ang Cambodia sa 17-8.

“We started slow. We just started hitting the mark at the half, unfortunately it was too late. 3x3 is a fast-phased game so whoever blinks would be in deep trouble and unfortunately, it was us. In the later part, we played according to our game plan and executed well but it was too late,” wika ni coach Vernon Perea matapos ang laro.

Napantayan ng Pinoy Warriors ang nakuhang medalya noong isang taon, habang nanatiling kinapos sa 4th place ang Lady Warriors nang mabigo sa battle-for-third laban sa Laos sa 5-8. Napanatili ng Cambodia ang gold medal laban sa Thailand sa 11-9.“For the women’s team, our performance in the battle for bronze was way much better than yesterday (Friday). We lost to Laos by 2 points. Almost the same story with the men’s team, our first few minutes in the court was not that good but we gained control of ourselves as the game progresses so the girls have managed to keep the game very close till the end. A bit late but still, the girls have played their hearts out in that game. I hope we carry the good vibes into the 5 on 5 matches,” paliwanag ni Perea.