MEGA LEKS WON AGAINST TURKEY’S CHAMPION!

Players from Mega Leks continued with pleasant surprises in matches during the preparatory period. After victories over teams of Buducnost and Trabzon, the youngest team of the ABA league, defeated the reigning champions of Turkey and this season’s Euroleague participants Karsiyaka with 73:69.

 

For coach Dejan Milojevic platers, this was great victory that will surely mean a lot in the field of self-confidence before the start of the regional competition, Thanks to a fantastic game in the final minutes, Mega had a series of 10:0 from minus five points (61:66), into a lead that with good and calm the game managed to keep to the end, and absolutely deserved the glory.

 

The match was played in a great atmosphere in front of about 1,800 spectators who were able to enjoy a really good match. Triumph of Mega Leks is even more important if you are known to be absent due to injuries Nikola Ivanovic, Alpha Kaba and Aleksandar Aranitovic and during the match due to unfortunate impact in the second quarter the home team remained deprived of help and Timothe Luwawu.

 

That Mega could make a sensation, it was sensed in the third period, when the chosen coach Dejan Milojevic came to seven-point lead (48:41). However, experienced team of Karsiyaka was able to make a shift and take the lead (53:60). However, led by captain Zagorac and excellent Simeunovic, players of Mega Leks did not give up, they showed a remarkable level of militancy and courageous play in the finish came to triumph.

 

Before the start of the match there was a commemorative ceremony. Specifically, the use is withdrawn jersey with the number 15 in honor of Nikola Jokic who this summer directly from Mega Leks went into the ranks of NBA team Denver Nuggets.

 

Mega Leks- Pinar Karsiyaka 73:69 (17:20, 19:12, 17:25, 20:12)

 

Mega Leks: Simic, Djokovic 1, Jaramaz 10, Veljkovic, Samardziski 4, Pavlovic, Luwawu 2, Zagorac 18, Simeunovic 19, Nikolic 7, Jankovic 12.

 

Pinar Karsiyaka: Ragland 5, Palacios 6, Iverson 9, Baygul 7, Guven, Altintig 6, Justin Carter 12, Kodza, Gönlüm 9, Gabriel 13, Josh Carter, Senturk 2.