IVANOVIC: “WITH CROWD IN SREMSKA MITROVICA TO THE WIN”

Players of Mega Leksa on Wednesday 8th June at 19 o’clock are continuing series for 3rd place in the Super League. The result is 1:1 and the series is played on three wins. It is also known that the fourth match will be played in Zeleznik on Friday at 8 pm.

The audience in Sremska Mitrovica will have an extra incentive to support the Mega Leks in a very important series for the 3rd place as it’s winner will qualify for the ABA league next season. Admission to the game is free and is expected that Sremska Mitrovica, as many times this season, to recognize the importance of supporting young team of Mega Leks.

In the previous match in Zeleznik, FMP celebrated with a 89:83. Mega Leks coach Dejan Milojevic particularly stressed the bad defense as the reason for the defeat:

“We played a very poor defense in the previous match and at the same time we gave them too much space to run wild. You do not win like that to less quality teams than FMP. We have to learn lessons and to focus on defense and not only on the attack, as it was the first match. When we play good defense, it is no matter how many players in form we have in attack. We have to play more aggressively to our physical fitness and athleticism came to the fore and to achieve a goal, that is to won place in the ABA league”,

Milojevic said.

Mega Leks and FMP met 6 times so far in the Super League and the current score is 5:1 for Mega.

Point guard Mega Leks Nikola Ivanovic in two matches against FMP shared a total of 23 assists along with 42 points scored, considered necessary to Mega play much more aggressive than it was in the previous match:

“We have no time to look back to the previous match, we know where we made mistakes. We’ll primarily have to play more aggressively in defense in order to reach the desired result. We are expecting a very important match and I believe in our victory that would lead us to step up to achieve the objective”,

said play Mege who invited audience to support Mega in this important match:

“The audience in Sremska Mitrovica was always able to recognize the moment when we need additional support from the stands, and I believe it will be in this match. I invite them to come in large numbers and help us achieve our goals, placement in the ABA league, and so in a great way to sum up this season”,

Ivanovic finished.

The third match of the series for 3rd place between Mega Leks and FMP is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th from 7 pm in the Hall PSC Pinki in Sremska Mitrovica. Entrance to the match is free.

Photo: Mega Leks / Ivica Veselinov