Poor second half performance fatal for the young Dragons in Podčetrtek
The young squad of Cedevita Olimpija faced the home side in Podčetrtek in the ninth round of the domestic championship and after a bit poorer performance in the second half suffered a defeat with the score of 76:85. On Thursday, the young squad of Cedevita Olimpija travelled on the road to Podčetrtek and suffered a … Continued
The young squad of Cedevita Olimpija faced the home side in Podčetrtek in the ninth round of the domestic championship and after a bit poorer performance in the second half suffered a defeat with the score of 76:85.
On Thursday, the young squad of Cedevita Olimpija travelled on the road to Podčetrtek and suffered a defeat against Terme Olimia Podčetrtek 76:85. The top scorer of the green and orange squad has been Dan Duščak with 21 points, while adding 7 assists to his stats.
The squad of Ljubljana, which is led by head coach Miro Alilović in the Top Six of the Nova KBM League, have resisted the hosts well in the first half despite the short bench, since only 6 players have stepped on the court. In the third quarter, however, a fall in their performance occurred, which the hosts have taken advantage of and took the lead. Despite this, the Dragons did not give up, they fought until the end, but unfortunatel were defeated.
Alen Hodžić got back to the court this time after an injury and spent 38 minutes on court. He added 4 rebounds and assists each to his stats. Žiga Daneu (16), Mirko Mulalić (13) and Luka Ščuk (10), followed.
NOVA KBM LEAGUE TOP SIX, ROUND 9
ŠD Podčetrtek (Podčetrtek, Slovenia), Thursday, 28 April:
TERME OLIMIA PODČETRTEK – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 85:76 (20:21, 18:20, 31:23, 16:12)
Cedevita Olimpija: Kordelič, Duščak 21 (7 assists), Daneu 16, Hodžić 10, Đurkić 6, Ščuka 10 (9 rebounds), Jug, Mulalić 13 (5 rebounds).
