FMP Soccerbet beat Krka to make another step forward in the Playoffs race

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 23, Sunday, 16 March 2025:

FMP SOCCERBET – Krka 98:89 (29:19, 19:22, 23:25, 27:23)

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Game recap: FMP Soccerbet continued their pursuit for the precious Playoffs tickets as they successfully passed another big test on that journey. The Panthers prevailed over Krka in a thrilling finish to improve their season score to 12-11 and to stay inside the Top 8 zone.

FMP Soccerbet put on an excellent offensive performance and eventually it was their offense that brought them the win. The home side made the key 7:0 run in the last two minutes of the match to seize this precious victory.

On the other side, Krka can add another narrow defeat to their 2024/25 score. The Novo mesto troops were once again outplayed in a thrilling finish, so their overall season record dropped to 4-19.

Key moments: Krka, who were trailing the entire match, scored some big 3-point shots in the 4^th quarter, while the visitors managed to reduce the gap to just 2 points – 91:89, with less than 2 minutes remaining on the game clock.

But, then FMP Soccerbet made the key 7:0 run that decided the winner of this match. Filip Barna firstly made a very important lay-up to increase the lead of his team to four points – 93:89, then Petar Popović scored another two-pointer for 95:89, while finally FMP Soccerbet’s top scorer from tonight’s match Vojislav Stojanović  knocked down a 3-pointer to make the final score – 98:89.

Man of the match: It is interesting to mention that the three players who scored those key 7 points for FMP Soccerbet in the last two minutes of the game (Barna, Popović and Stojanović) were among the best players of the whole game.

Stojanović made 19 points, Barna scored 18 points, as well as Joshua Scott, while Popović finished the match with 17 points.

If we have to pick one of them for the man of the match award, let’s say that Filip Barna is tonight’s MVP as apart from 18 points, he also made 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Can’t trick the stats: If you take a look at the stats, the first thing you will notice is that FMP Soccerbet made 17 rebounds more than Krka in today’s match. The home team had 39 rebounds, while the away side made just 22 rebounds.