MARELJA: “WE PREPARED WELL FOR IGOKEA”

Players of Mega Leks on Sunday 12th of February from 21:00 will continue competing in the ABA League, a rival in Sremska Mitrovica will be Igokea. After the victory in the Novo mesto last week, Mega will against Igokea try to make another step towards ensuring survival in the league, and also that in good shape and mood meet Radivoj Korac Cup that follows next week in Nis, where Mega defend the trophy that was won last season .

The match of the 22nd round of the regional competition will have a humanitarian character because all income from ticket sales, which are sold at a price of 200 dinars for stands and 500 for VIP seats, are going for help to 11-person family Jovanovic in Macvanska Mitrovica, which has nine children. The action will support Mega Leks with a purchase of certain number of tickets. Tickets for the match can be purchased during the period of 8-22 hours in a cafe Pinki within the hall, as well as at the box office on the day of the match.

Dejan Milojevic in this match will not be able to count on Vlatko Cancar, Predrag Samardziski and Ognjen Carapićc while Radovan Djokovic, Stefan Glogovac and Djordje Simeunovic are questionable.

Coach of Mega Leks points out that team need to make the next step on the path to survival in the ABA league:

– Last week’s victory against Krka was only the first step in the fight for survival. We host Igokea who has a very experienced and quality players. They are located in the safety zone at the table, they do not have that kind of pressure as us, and in that mode teams often know to play excellently. We know the formula for victory, strong and aggressive play in defense and concentration in offence throughout the whole match. I believe we can come to a victory which would have meant a lot in ensuring the survival in the ABA league,

said Milojevic.

In between the course of the match, to the auditorium from the special sporting rifles will be shot shirts of company Roda. At half-time will elected three viewers who will compete in shooting from different positions for a valuable prize, a plasma TV, a gift of company Roda. And at the match against Igokea will be continued with the project “Mega Experience” within which the guests of the club are young and talented from Sremska Mitrovica.

Mega Leks and Igokea so far in the ABA league met seven times with the score 4-3 for Igokea. The last meeting was played in the 9th round of ABA league this season when Mega won in Laktasi with 64:67. On the standings of ABA league Mega Leks shares the 10th position with 7 wins while Igokea has a score of 10-11.

Aleksandar Marelja points out that a win on Sunday significantly facilitate the position of the team in the ABA league:

– Extremely important match for us in which victory would significantly facilitate our position in the finish of the ABA league. We had plenty of time to prepare for the game and I believe that we used that time good. The atmosphere in the team is excellent and we all believe in victory that would help to go at a good pace to Nis where we defend the trophy of Radivoj Korac Cup,

said Marelja.

Match Mega Leks – Igokea is scheduled for Sunday 12th February at 21:00 in Hall PSC Pinki in Sremska Mitrovica. Tickets for the match are on sale at the price of 200 dinars for stands and 500 for VIP seats.

Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov