With character and no desire to defend the big plus 24 away from the first match - Podgorica basketball players made a great success, the club from the capital of Montenegro reached the semi-finals of the NLB Second ABA League.
Dragan Radović's men defeated Zlatibor in the return match at the start of the playoffs (100:93), so they continued their dreams in style in the second-highest regional competition.
From the start of the match on a famous mountain in Serbia, it was clear that Podgorica came to win, so very quickly the scoreboard read 10:2 for the guests. Zlatibor tried, came back, but somehow it was obvious that they couldn't even threaten the Montenegrin team.
Confirmation of this came in the third quarter when Podgorica "flew away" to 75:55 - by the end of the game our representative had a plus 23 (87:64 with seven and a half minutes to go), so it was clear that we just had to wait with what difference will the match in Zlatibor end with?
Although it was expected that there was relaxation until the end, Podgorica did not allow the rival to reach an honorable victory.
The most effective in the Podgorica team were Daylen Kunz (he also stood out with a spectacular dunk in the second half) with 15 points, Filip Andušić with 14, Brendon Slaj with 13, Marko Kljajević with 12, Vjačeslav Petrov and Danilo Brnović with 11 each...
In the semi-finals, Podgorica will play the better team from the duel between Sutjeska and Vojvodina, and after the first match, the Novi Sad team is closer to the top four, having won 89:84 in Nikšić.
ZLATIBOR - PODGORICA 93:100 (21:25, 24:22, 18:33, 30:20)
zlatibor - Hall TRK Zlatibor. Spectators: 150. Judges: Hordov (Croatia), Majkić (Slovenia), Mustapić (Croatia).
Zlatibor: Zahiragić, Milošević 14 (1-1), GLIŠIĆ 14 (2-1), ĐUKANOVIĆ 18 (10-10), Matović 11, Smiljanić 2 (2-2), ŠPAN 15, KOVAČEVIĆ 6, REBEC 8 (3- 3), Corbić 2, Stojičić 3.
Podgorica: KUNC 15 (2-2), Ivanović, ANDĐUŠIĆ 14 (2-2), Petrov 11, KLJAJEVIĆ 12 (4-4), Čarapić 9, VUJISIĆ 6 (1-0), Brnović 11 (2-1), Žižić, Vukčević 7, Lacmanović 2, SLAJ 13 (9-8).
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