Zvezda the first to take two points home from Skopje

Crvena zvezda Telekom have become the first team this season to triumph on the road in Jane Sandanski Arena against MZT Skopje Aerodrom and have joined Budućnost VOLI at the top of the standings after the complete 9th round played.

ABA League 9th round, Monday, 9.11.2015:

MZT Skopje Aerodrom - CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM 66:71 (20:20, 9:20, 16:14, 21:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

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Game recap: Even though they have been playing without injured Nemanja Dangubić and Luka Mitrović, Crvena zvezda Telekom came out victorious from the last game of the round, against MZT Skopje and became the first visiting team to triumph in Jane Sandanski Arena this season. The game was practically decided in the first half, when the home side, that were weakened since captain Marko Simonovski wasn't able to play this time, lost the touch with the visitors.

Key moments: The decisive one was the second quarter in which Crvena zvezda Telekom went 11 points ahead by winning this period by 20:9. MZT Skopje Aerodrom fought back hard in the remainder of the game and managed to cut the deficit to only four points (54:50) at the beginning of the last quarter, but haven't really managed to endanger the supremacy of the last season's regional league champions.

Man of the match: Stefan Jović was the hero of Crvena zvezda Telekom this time. He had a huge burden upon him since the starting point guard Gal Mekel only played six minutes, but he led his team convincingly to victory with 17 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds.

Can't trick the stats: MZT Skopje Aerodrom was a decent oppontent, in many statistical categories this time even better. However, it turned out that sometimes you still can trick the stats. And as we can find out, Crvena zvezda Telekom's better 2-point field goal percentage (55% compared to 44% of MZT) turned out to be decisive this time.