Partizan got defeated by Oldenburg, Birčević made debut

Sunday, 28. August 2016 at 21:09

Partizan NIS suffered their 1st defeat in the preseason. The black and whites got defeated by German team Oldenburg.

Partizan NIS suffered their 1st defeat in the preseason. The black and whites got defeated by German team Oldenburg.

Three-pointers. They made the difference in this friendly match. Oldenburg made 11 shots from behind the 3pts line which helped them to stay in front throughout the whole match. On the other side Partizan NIS managed to get back into the game in the second half, as they won the 3rd quarter and reduced the margin to just 4 points - 59:55. However the Belgrade powerhouse failed to make a full comeback.

The important thing about this match is that Stefan Birčević made a debut in the black and white jersey. Excellent power forward, who won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics with Serbia, scored 10 points in his first match for Partizan NIS.

EWE OLDENBURG - Partizan NIS 81:72 (22:17, 22:17, 15:21, 22:17)

EWE Oldenburg: C. Kramer 10, D. Kramer 4, Jan Nikas 5, Massenat 8, Maedrich 8, Lockhart, Paulding 8, Isemann, Drijeničić,Schwethelm 6, Qvale 19, Duggins 11.

Partizan NIS: Hatcher 9, Ratkovica 6, Jovanović, Karahodžić 6, Tanasković 4, Marinković, Majstorović 11, Birčević 10, Koprivica, Andrić 11, Pejić 1, Luković 7, Pot 7.


(Photo: Partizan NIS)

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