Partizan, led by Zeljko Obradovic, collapsed into the Red Star in the last seconds of the historic Belgrade derby in THY EuroLeague. Serbian head coach made statements after the fight.
In the Serbian derby in the 12th week of THY EuroLeague, Red Star defeated Partizan 76-73 away with a basket in the last section. Serbian head coach Zeljko Obradovic made a statement after the fight.
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The pressure exerted by the Partizan defense put a lot of pressure on Red Star and the visiting team could only score 4 points in the first 6 minutes. In the first period, Mathias Lessort marked the match in the painted area by getting a total of 8 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive rebounds. The home team finished the first quarter of the fight ahead 20-11.
RED STARTED AT THE LEAD
The visiting team circulated the ball well by attacking patiently compared to the first quarter. In this way, Red Star both took the lead and widened the difference. 33-40
OBRA’S TEAM FOUND THE BALANCE
With Yam Madar coming to the fore in the second half, Obradovic’s students managed to re-enter the game and managed to catch the balance in the score. 52-54
TRIPLE HIT WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT
The host team Partizan took the lead by 6 points in the last 3 minutes. From that moment on, with Luca Vildoza coming to the fore, Red Star immediately leveled the score. In the fight to the last ball, Red Star won the game 76-73 with Nemanja Nedovic’s three-pointer. Nedovic’s winning shot was his only three-pointer in the game. Yildiz finished the game with 20 points.
With this result, Red Star got its 6th win, while Partizan had 4 wins.
OBRADOVIC: “I ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY”
Head coach Obradovic of the Belgrade representative, who lost to his opponent in both appointments this season, said after the fight: “First of all, I want to congratulate the opponent for his victory. Luck was on their side. I just watched the video and we had four open shots in the final minutes but we couldn’t find a single hit. I do not know why. When you look at our shots from the back of the broadcast, we couldn’t catch the percentage we wanted. As in other matches, I will be with my players in this match and I will take the responsibility. If those shots had come, no one would be talking about our problems. But we must move on, and I take responsibility as I have done my whole life. But sometimes we play like we don’t have any experience.” said.
‘I begged it not to happen’
Playing a series marked by events with its opponent in the final series of the Adriatic League last season, Partizan lost the series after five matches. Regarding the fan events, Obra made the following statements: “Great atmosphere, I begged the Partizan fans not to have an incident. And they did. A beautiful picture went to Europe. So it can happen.
“WE SHOULD KNOW THE HOLIGANS FROM THE HALL”
“Why is there a ‘bombing’ in the Serbian League? It means the league must behave differently. We have to kick the hooligans out of the arena”
