Sutjeska beat Mladost Maxbet in Zlatibor opener

ABA League 2 Round 11, Monday, 22 March 2021:

Mladost Maxbet - SUTJESKA 80:90 (26:20, 19:26, 16:28, 19:16)

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In the opening game of the Zlatibor Regular Season Tournament, Sutjeska have prevailed over Mladost Maxbet after an excellent second half performance.

Mladost were the ones to open the game in a better fashion, as they have led by 6 points after the opening quarter, but Sutjeska turned things upside down in the second quarter, after which they have been up by a point (45:46). In the third quarter, Sutjeska have took a complete command of the game, after they won this part of the clash with the partial score of 28:16 and they never let go of their lead until the end again.

In the end the score was 90:80 in favour of Sutjeska.

This is an important win for Sutjeska, their 4th of the season, which puts them away from the danger zone near the bottom of the standings and extends their hopes of reaching the Playoffs. On the other side, Mladost Maxbet continue their season with 6 wins and they will need to keep on struggling in order to confirm their Playoffs berth in the final two rounds of the Regular Season.