Drama in Skopje, Karpoš Sokoli prevail over MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Karpoš Sokoli defeated MZT Skopje Aerodrom after a dramatic match in Skopje! The home side scored two crucial three-pointers in final two minutes and prevailed over their city rivals.
Zoran Vrkic (Photo: Karpos Sokoli/Igor Panevski)
Karpoš Sokoli defeated MZT Skopje Aerodrom after a dramatic match in Skopje! The home side scored two crucial three-pointers in final two minutes and prevailed over their city rivals.
ABA League Regular Season, Round 19, Friday, 20.1.2017:
KARPOŠ SOKOLI - MZT Skopje Aerodrom 77:74 (14:17, 17:17, 18:12, 28:28)
Game recap: What a way to open the 19th round of ABA League! Karpoš Sokoli and MZT Skopje Aerodrom played a thrilling city derby this Friday evening, while at the end it was Karpoš Sokoli who grabbed a very, very important win. Interesting enough, two teams now have the same head to head score, as MZT Skopje Aerodrom triumphed in the 1st part of the season by 74:71, while now Karpoš Sokoli scored a win the exact same margin - 77:74 . This was the 7th consecutive home victory for the boys coached by Dragan Nikolić.
Key moments: On 90 seconds before the end MZT Skopje Aerodrom had the lead - 66:65, but then Karpoš Sokoli squad scored two crucial three-pointers. Firstly, it was Zoran Vrkić who made the 3pts shot for 68:66, while then Dominik Mavra added another one from the corner - 71:66. There was less than a minute left on the clock, while Karpoš Sokoli stayed in front by making free-throws.
Man of the match: Bojan Trajkovski showed in this match how much does he mean to this squad of Karpoš Sokoli. Experienced power forward completed a double-double achievement by making 17 points and collecting 12 rebounds. His overall index rating was 26.
Can' trick the stats: In the game like this you need to reduce the number of turnovers, but MZT Skopje Aerodrom failed to do that. The visitors made 17 turnovers which is just too many in comparison to 11 made by Karpoš Sokoli.
