FANTASTIC MEGA SOCCERBET INFLICTED FIRST DEFEAT TO BUDUCNOST

Fantastic Mega Soccerbet inflicted the first defeat to the Buducnost!

Basketball players of Mega played a great game in the 11th round of the ABA league in which they inflicted the first defeat in the regional competition to the team Buducnost VOLI with the result 78:72 (27:18, 19:10, 14:21, 18:23). In the match that was played without the presence of the audience in the Hall of Sports Ranko Zeravica, coach Vladimir Jovanovic’s team had an advantage throughout the match, which at one point was 20 points, and in the last quarter they managed to repel Buducnost’s attack and reach a big and deserved victory

Another great game was provided by Filip Petrusev, who had 23 points and 13 rebounds for an index 36, while Luka Cerovina scored 10 points.

After 11 rounds of the ABA league, Mega Soccerbet is in second place in the standings with eight wins and three defeats, while Buducnost VOLI has a score of 7-1. In the next round, Mega will be a guest of FMP in Zeleznik, and the match is scheduled for Friday, December 25, at 7 p.m.

Vladimir Jovanovic started the match with the following five: Tepic, Smith, Momirov, Simonovic, Petrusev. Smith’s two great lay-ups at the beginning of the match, and then Simonovic with tip in and Momirov from mid-range, gave Mega an early 8:2 advantage. Buducnost equalized with two drives under the foul, but Petrusev scored for 2 plus 1 and then dunked brilliantly for 17:10, after which Buducnost player Willy Reed was sent off due since he hit Petrusev in the chest. Petrusev hits both free throws in 19:10. After entering the game, Miskovic hits a three from a corner and then scores under the foul for the advantage of Mega 25:12. Novak assisted in the counter to Petrusev, so Mega’s series extended to 17:2. The finish of the quarter belongs to the guests who manage to reduce the gap to nine points, 27:18 after the first 10 minutes of the game.

Excellent block of Cerovina at the beginning of the second quarter, which then hits from the free throw line and then Momirov runs a great counter. Petrusev is unstoppable, first he hits from a difficult position under a foul and then, after an offensive rebound, he lay-up the ball on the second hoop for his already 14th point and the advantage of Mega 36:20 in the 13th minute of the game. Mega’s defense works great, Buducnost scored only two points in five minutes of the game in the second period, so Mega reached plus 18. Simonovic interrupts the mini series of Buducnost with a triple and then with points under the basket for 43:24 with three minutes until the end of the half. Mega continued to control the game and the halftime ended in the best possible way, with a triple by Tepic from the corner in the last second for 46:28.

After the maximum plus 20 at the beginning of the third quarter, Buducnost made a series of 0:9, so Jovanovic called a time-out. Buducnost approached a seven-point difference and Mega’s post in the attack is interrupted by Cerovina. However, despite the problems in the offense, Mege’s defense is up to standard. Buducnost managed to get to five points at one point, but Petrusev first drove through the defense of Buducnost and scored under a foul. After a good defense, CerovSna managed to hit a three-pointer in the last second over Apić’s hand for 60:49 before the last 10 minutes.

Cerovina opens the last quarter in the same way, and then Sehovic and Miskovic hit threes, so Mega leads 66:56 with seven minutes until the end. Tepic successfully broke through the outside line of Buducnost for a safe lay-up, and then Petrusev managed to score from the paint. In just under three minutes to the end, Mega leads 70:61. After Cobbs’ points, Novak hits a three-pointer at the end of the attack with his characteristic shot from one foot for plus 10. Ejim hits both free throws for the guests and then Danilo Nikolic from the corner, so the result is 73:67 with minute and nine seconds until the end. Novak’s lay-up and Petrusev’s dunk denied Buducnost’s attack for the final victory of 78:72 and the great celebration of Mega’s players on the field.

Mega Soccerbet: Miskovic 9, Smith 8, Petrushv 23 (13 rebounds, index 36), Tepic 8, Kljajevic, Momirov 6, Novak 5 (6 assists), Simonovic 9, Jovicic, Cerovina 10, Cazalon, Langovic.

Buducnost VOLI: Cobbs 12, Ivanovic 12 (10 assists), Ejim 22 (9 rebounds), Sehovic 9, D. Nikolic 6, Apic 4, Mitrovic, Della-Valle 3, Z. Nikolic 4, Reed, Zugic.

Photo: Mega Soccerbet/Ivica Veselinov