Zvezda beat MZT and keep unbeaten record after 14 games played
Even after fourteen games played this season in the ABA League, Crvena zvezda mts are keeping their unbeaten record alive, as they have outgunned MZT Skopje Aerodrom on the road in Jane Sandanski Arena.
Marko Guduric (Photo: MZT Skopje Aerodrom/Dragan Mitreski - Dadi)
Even after fourteen games played this season in the ABA League, Crvena zvezda mts are keeping their unbeaten record alive, as they have outgunned MZT Skopje Aerodrom on the road in Jane Sandanski Arena.
ABA League Regular Season, Round 14, Saturday, 17.12.2016:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 73:93 (16:21, 19:22, 15:30, 23:20)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts are continuing their winning march even after fourteen games behind them, as they have beaten MZT Skopje Aerodrom on the road in Jane Sandanski. This win keeps Zvezda on top unscratched and will have at least three wins more than their nearest competitors at the second place after 14 rounds. For MZT, this is the second defeat in a row, and Ante Nazor’s squad are still in the danger zone in the middle of the battle to avoid relegation, with only one win more on their record than their currently last placed city rivals Karpoš Sokoli, which have played one game less so far.
Key moments: In the 26th minute, the margin between the two sides was still only 8 points (54:46 in favour of Zvezda), however, the guests made a 19:2 run in the following four minutes and made it a 25-point game just before the end of the third quarter (73:48). It was all over in Skopje.
Man of the match: This is really nothing special for us anymore, since we have gotten used to the high level of his performances, but Stefan Jović once again astonished the crowd, this time in Jane Sandanski, as he made a double double (11 points and 10 assists), alongside 2 rebounds and 2 steals. He finished the game with a game high valuation of 22 in just as many minutes spent on court and is our man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Crvena zvezda mts’ supremacy in defense is the thing that led the guests towards the victory in Skopje. They prevailed in stolen balls with 8:1 and their defensive pressure also limited MZT to a shooting percentage from the field of only 42%, while Zvezda had 59%. This were the main statistical differences between the two sides.
