MEGA ON FRIDAY FOR EXTENSION OF THE FINALS AGAINST ZVEZDA

On Friday, June 11, at 8 pm, Mega Soccerbet will meet Crvena zvezda mts in the second game of the Super League playoff finals, and the game will be played without spectators in the Mega Factory Hall due to the well-known situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. Coach Vladimir Jovanovic’s team is currently 0-1 behind in the final series, which is played in the best of three, so the game on Friday will be an opportunity to fight for the third game.

Mega’s coach Vladimir Jovanovic pointed out that his team should learn lessons from the previous game with Zvezda and, above all, show more energy:

– I will repeat some basic things, but which are again very important for the upcoming game, as they were for the previous one. The intensity of contact, not only in defense, but also in attack, must be at the highest possible level. Yesterday, at certain moments when we managed to make a successful defense, we fell on basic things such as offensive rebounds and with those 10 that they had in the first quarter, the game went in the wrong direction for us. Contact, obligatory control of the jump and that at every moment as far as the attack is concerned, that we know what we want and that we do not get into the rhythm of Zvezda, because then it will not be good for our team. In any case, we need to learn from the previous game and show ourselves in a better light, above all, to look better energetically,

said Vladimir Jovanovic.

Crvena zvezda leads the final series 1-0. The finals are played in the best of three, and if Mega triumph on Friday, the third gamewill be on the program on Sunday, June 13, at 8:30 PM in the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall. 

Mega’s captain Milenko Tepic pointed out that the basic thing is for Mega players to be stronger in contact and better in protecting the rebound:

– The second game of the final series awaits us. In the first, we did not react well from the very beginning of the game, where Zvezda imposed its rhythm and it was clear that they played strong games in the Euroleague all year round. On every possession, on every offensive rebound, they were faster, more determined and more aggressive than us, and that made a big difference on their side from the very beginning. We did not put ourselves in a situation where we could play meaningful and organized attacks, while on the other hand they built self-confidence with offensive rebounds and turned them into a lot of hit shots for three points. I believe that on Friday they will play the same or very similar to the first game, and our first and basic thing is to respond to them in the right way, to be firmer in contact, better in protecting rebounds, not to lose our heads and to enter attacks with clear with the idea and goal of how to get to the points. If we succeed in that, we can expect a different game compared to the first one. We have to make a big step forward in the mental approach to the game and the firmness that we will surely face, we have to be aware of that, to correct it first and then we will see for the future,

said Tepic.

The match Mega Soccerbet – Crvena zvezda mts will be played on Friday, June 11 at 8 pm in the Mega Factory Hall without the presence of the audience, with a live broadcast on TV Arena Sport.

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