Cibona grab valuable third victory of the season in Skopje
In another close game in the ABA League Round 5, Cibona have triumphed on the road in Skopje and have achieved their third victory of the season.
Bojan Trajkovski (Photo: MZT Skopje Aerodrom/Dragan Mitreski - Dadi)
2017/18 ABA League Regular Season, Round 5, Monday, 23.10.2017:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom - CIBONA 76:83 (22:22, 24:24, 19:21, 11:16)
Game recap: It has been an exciting game in Skopje, but only the fans that have watched it on the TV from Zagreb could be satisfied in the end, as Cibona have grabbed a valuable win on the road in Jane Sandanski against MZT Skopje Aerodrom and now share the second place in the standings. MZT Skopje Aerodrom remain only one position above the bottom, with two triumphs after five games played.
Key moments: It has still been anybody's game as the teams entered the final minute and the score was 79:76 in favour of the guests. However, since then the home side failed to score in several attempts, while Cibona have confirmed their supremacy with four more points in the final sixty seconds.
Man of the match: Marko Tomas! He has scored 22 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 2 assists for the game-high valuation of 23! However, the most impressive fact is that he led his team to 20 points of advantage during less than 29 minutes that he has spent on court! He is our man of the match!
Can't trick the stats: Cibona were simply too strong in rebounding! They had a total of 36 rebounds, while MZT only collected 24. This was the key to the victory of the Wolves!
