GREAT MEGA CELEBRATED IN ZELEZNIK, 5TH GAME ON SUNDAY

Players of Mega Leks were able to defend a match point for FMP and to celebrate in Zeleznik with 79:90 (11:26, 26:18, 27:21, 15:25), and they scheduled 5th  match in the series for 3rd place. Winner of the fifth match which will be played in the hall PSC Pinki in Sremska Mitrovica on Sunday from 20 pm, will advance to the ABA league next season. Entrance to the match will be free.

Although they were in a very difficult situation, players of Dejan Milojevic played a great match in Zeleznik where they deservedly won after an excellent game in the fourth quarter. The most efficient in Mega Leks were Ivica Zubac with 21 points and Nikola Ivanovic with 18 along with 8 assists. Prominent were the captain Rade Zagorac, who scored 14 points with 5 rebounds and 4 steals and Aleksandar Rasic with 15 points of which 12 were in crucial moment

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Mega in Zeleznik had a great support from the stands as match was watched from basketball players from the youth categories of the club as well as former players like Stevan Jelovac, Nemanja Radovic and Marko Lukovic.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with the following five: Ivanovic, Popovic, Zagorac, Nikolic and Zubac. Excellent cooperation between Ivanovic and Zubac led to several effective dunks of young center that led to the first bigger lead. After a slam dunk of Zagorac in the counterattack, Mega came up to plus 10, 11:21. Mega basketball players continued to make a save to a point on the quarter has put Ivanovic in the last second hit three pointer from 8 meters for 11:25.

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In the second quarter Mega gets to the maximum 16 point lead but FMP managed to halve the advantage. Reversal was not allowed by Zagorac them and then the basket from an awkward position in the final seconds to 37:44 at the break.

A series of threes of FMP gets the benefits but returned Popovic Mega reached after three. Excellent roll provided Simeunović first in defense and then points after the offenstive rebounds and excellent assist for Zubac. At the end of a quarter Rasic tied several points for 64:65 before the last period.

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In the last 10 minutes Rasic continued with a series of points and assists for Zubac. Mega goes to plus 12, 66:78 and the last 5 minutes manages to fight off attacks of FMP. Rasic with the three and excellent layup and definitely decided the winner.

Mega Leks: Simic, Rasic 15 (6-6 from play, 4 assists, index 20), Djokovic, Veljkovic, Ivanovic (8 assists, index 22), Zubac 21 (5 rebounds), Pavlovic, Zagorac 14 (5 rebounds and 4 steals), Popovic 10, Simeunovic 6 (5 rebounds), Nikolic 5, Jankovic 1.

FMP: Covic 8, Davidovac 14, Ostojic, Apic 10, Jeković, Djokovic 2, Lazarevic 8, Bursac 2 Dobric 17, Seslija 2, Radovanovic, Tejic 16.

Photo: Mega Leks / Ivica Veselinov