A solid match in the Arena!
Crvena zvezda on Sunday from 19:30 at the Belgrade Arena welcomed the FMP team, which did not celebrate more than 40 tied matches against today’s rival.
The final result of the match was a 97:61 victory for Crvena Zvezda after a violent second half.
Today, the red and whites are without the help of several international players, including Jago dos Santos, who is watching the match from the stands.
More precisely, the diminutive Brazilian was photographed with his better half enjoying himself on the couch under the south stand of the biggest Serbian hall.
In addition to Jag, there is no Mike Daum in today’s match, but Izea Kenan, so the red and white will have to improvise with the position of playmaker.
FLOW OF THE SWORD
Both teams entered the game rather uninspired, the red and whites allowed only two points in the opening five minutes, but the home team, who were not in a very good mood, did not manage to make much use of it.
AFTER 1/4: @kkcrvenazvezda – @BCFMP 22:15.
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Nevertheless, the ABA League champion gained a double-digit advantage relatively quickly, but soon the Panthers were only two possessions behind at the beginning of the second quarter. Also, Nemanja Nedović’s three personal goals in the early stages of the match were problematic for the home team.
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Almost the entire second quarter was spent between 4 and 9 points difference in favor of Crvena Zvezda, and the difference went to halftime after a couple of possessions.
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In the third period, the red and white defacto added gas and practically solved the match because they had a 17-point advantage at that moment, and the most likely move of the game was seen in the direction of Miloš Teodosić, who tore the net from the center with the sound of the siren.
The last part was mainly used to find out the final result, but Miloš Teodosić and Rokas Gedraitis used these minutes to catch the rhythm for the continuation of the season.
This is Red Star’s 13th win in the regional competition and is still tied for first place, while FMP suffered its third consecutive defeat, so it is moving away from the places that lead to the playoffs.
Source: hotsport.rs
