Karpoš Sokoli score their 1st ever away win in ABA League
Karpoš Sokoli have finally broken the curse of away games after beating Union Olimpija in Ljubljana.
Dominik Mavra (Photo: Union Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
ABA League Regular Season, Round 20, Sunday, 29.1.2017:
Union Olimpija - KARPOŠ SOKOLI 92:97 (24:23, 18:28, 29:23, 21:23)
Game recap: After 9 consecutive defeats on the road, Karpoš Sokoli have scored their very 1st away win in ABA League! And, it seems that could not have chosen a better moment as this victory have pushed them on 2 wins ahead of the teams who are sharing the last place on the standings. The squad from Skopje have been in front throughout the most part of the game, but in the final moments they had to make quite a comeback to defeat Union Olimpija...
Key moments: As we have previously written, Karpoš Sokoli have been holding the lead throughout the match, but Union Olimpija turned the things in their advantage in the last couple of minutes. The hosts took over the lead in the 39th minute and they even escaped to +4 (92:88)... However, then Karpoš Sokoli made a quick 9:0 run and shocked the crown in Stožice Arena. On top of all troubles for the home side, they also stayed without Brandon Jefferson who got injured in the last minute. Hopefully, the injury is not serious.
Man of the match: If Union Olimpija had won the match, this award would have gone to the hands of Devin Oliver who had the index rating of 35! However, as Karpoš Sokoli were victorious, the MVP of the game was Dragan Zeković who had a fantastic shooting night (3/4 for 2pts, 3/3 for 3pts). His overall index rating was 23.
Can't trick the stats: Check this out, Karpoš Sokoli made 14 three-pointers this evening! 14! No wonder they almost scored 100 points.
