GREAT MEGA STOPPED AT ONE STEP FROM VICTORY AGAINST ZVEZDA

Players of Mega Leks played a very good match in the hall, “Aleksandar Nikolic” in Belgrade, but they eventually lost to Crvena zvezda mts with 89:85 (18:19, 18:19, 22:18, 31:29). Players of Dejan Milojevic played even match during all 40 minutes, but in the finish were not lucky, so Zvezda came to triumph. Coach of Mega in this match could not count on Kostjaa Mushidi which still not fully recovered from injury.

The most efficient in the ranks of Mega Leks were Sava Lesic with 21 points and Nikola Rebic with 14 while in Zvezda the best was Nemanja Dangubic with 16 points. After 4 rounds Mega Leks has a score of 2-2 and the next match on Saturday 6th of May from 19:00 Mega will in Sremska Mitrovica welcome Dynamic.

Dejan Milojevic started match with the following five: Novak Jaramaz, Cancar, Lesic and Samardziski. At the beginning of the match Jaramaz excellent assisted to Lesic twice and once to Cancar. Spasojevic three brings advantage to Mega, 11:12 but was followed by a series of Zvezda 7:0 after that Milojevic requested time-out. Rebic quickly finds Spasojevic, and after free-throws of Kaba, Rebic hit a three for the lead 18:19 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter Rebic continues with good defense and after the three pointer of Lesic and long range FG of Novak, Mega lead with 26:28. Tejic was precise under basket and Lesic from the free throw line for 28:32. After the mini-series of Zvezda 4:0, the result is even but Milojevic a time-out. In the finish of quarter Novak and Rebic hit threes and Mega goes to the half with a advantage, 36:38.

At the beginning of the second half home team briefly took the lead, but Lesic and Jaramaz returnined advantage to Mega, 47:49. The finish of quarter, Kaba tip in after offensive rebound for 54:54, after which the home team score a basket for the end of 3rd quarter and the result 58:56.

Home team with points of Dangubic comes to plus 8, 68:60 at the beginning of last quarter. Rebic hit lay-up and three , Kaba blocks Mitrovic, Novak hit free throws and Lesic lay-up so the result is 72:71 in less than 5 minutes to go. Mega with threes of Lesic and Rebic not allowed Zvezda to come off so in less than two minutes to go, the score is 82:81. Lazic hit both free throws and next attack Lesic hit lay-up under a foul but missed the additional free throw for tie. Simonovic hit both free throws and Jaramaz lay-up got out of the ring. Last chance Mega had a few seconds to the end when the three of Lesic for minus one got out of the ring, so the final result of the match is 89:85.

Crvena zvezda mts: Walters 11, Thompson 7, Dangubic 16, Mitrovic 6, Lazic 6, Simanic, Dobric 4, Simonovic 11, Rakicevic, Guduric 5, Kuzmic 8, Bjelica 15.

Mega Leks: 14 Rebic (4-4 for 3 point), Lesic 21, Carapic, Jaramaz 13 (7 rebounds and 7 assists, index 23), Spasojevic 7, Kaba 6 (6 rebounds), Cancar 7, Simeunovic, Tejic 2, Novak 13, Kapetanovic, Samardziski 2.

Photo: Mega Leks / Ivica Veselinov